Experiencing 7G sure requires some serious hardware! So the Indian Air Force is striking serious deals taking the IAF’S warfare capabilities to a next level!
India has signed a whopping $8.5 billion (USD) with the French defence firm Dassault aviation to purchase 36 states of the art Rafale warplanes to counter the decline in the air forces combat edge.
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The Rafale is a highly sophisticated fighter jet boasting lightweight-yet-strong composite materials, with Fly-By-Wire (FBW) controlling and the provision of voice input capabilities. It also features an Active Electronically-Scanned Array (AESA) radar system in its nose and a Canard delta-wing planform has been incorporated to complement its extremely high tolerances and ability to display a multitude of hardpoints for homing, guided and dropping ordnance.
The pilot (with co-pilot in some variants) is seated under a large canopy offering the superior field of vision out-of-the-cockpit. Being a twin-engine jet, providing an excellent balance of power and survivability! all in all the rafale is a mean battle tested bird that will bolster our aerial arsenal once in service!
Order of attack and heavy-lift helicopters:
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India has given the American aviation company Boeing the order for 22 Boeing AH-64E Apache Longbow attack helicopters and 15 Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift choppers (which is among the heaviest lifting choppers in the world) in 2015 with the contract being worth $3.1 billion.
The Chinooks will bridge the massive handicap in the Indian air force’s heavy lifting capabilities, giving the air force superior supply capabilities upon induction.
Procurement of single jet aircrafts 2017:
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In order to enhance its strike capability and attain the designated fighter squadron strength quickly, the IAF is to start the procurement of a fleet of high-end single-engine jet fighters.
The Jets are to be jointly produced in cooperation with foreign aircraft manufacturer under a recently initiated ‘strategic partnership model’ with the objective to in order to enhance its strike capability and bring cuedge defenceefence technology to India.
IAF to receive nuclear-capable cruise missiles in 2018:
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The Indian air force has cemented a deal for the delivery of Brahmos nuclear capable supersonic cruise missiles, arming 50 Su-30MKI fighter aircrafts with modifications, upgrading its already devastatingly lethal missile arsenal! The missile operates on the concept of fire and forget and can be dropped on targets from 500-14000 metres, giving the term death from above a new meaning!
With the IAF retiring many of its old birds and on the acquisition of new ones the IAF Â will reaching full squadron strength by the year 2023, boasting some of the most sophisticated weapons any air arsenal, and 2023 is just around the corner!