IAF have 200 Mig 21, out of which 120 are Mig21 Bison....By 2020 these Mig21 will be replaced by MMRCA (126+) and LCA (I think atleast 50-60 will be inducted by 2020) and by 2018 all 272 Su30 MKI will be inducted....All Mig29, Mirage and Jaguars will be upgraded and atleast 1 squadron of PakFa...
What the hell are you talking man.....if they are not the SF of IA then who are ??/ the Para Commandos are the largest and most important part of the Special Forces of India. They are a part of the highly-trained Parachute Regiment of the Indian Army and, generally, all the Para-Commando...
Global Public Square reader Rahul lays out five thoughtful counterarguments to Fareed's latest post, India's strategic planners aren't thinking. Fareed argued that India made a mistake in deciding to buy European warplanes instead of American ones. Rahul argues that it was a wise move:
There...
NEW DELHI: After a long hiatus, the government seems to be getting serious about liberalization of the foreign direct investment regime. The government is set to revive discussions on increasing the FDI limit in defence production from 26% to 49%. And this time, the proposal -- which was on the...
NEW DELHI: India may have ejected American fighters out of the $10.4 billion race to supply 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) but US really has no reason to crib. Decks have now been cleared for the biggest-ever Indo-US defence deal: the $4.1 billion contract for 10 C-17...
What the hell.....??/ Why did they provide the dossier to US ?? He is our criminal and should be dealt by our agencies....its really sad...i hope we take some action...
The Indian Ordnance Factories board has begun augmentation projects to meet the increasing demand for armored vehicles, spare parts and other equipment for the armed forces.
Augmentation projects worth about 10 billion rupees ($224 million) [for] mine-protected vehicles, armored vehicle...
Thats why i think we need a lot of helicopters in IA fleet, i know steps are been taken but more has to be done...
Right IA aviation wing has plans for :
1) 114 LCH
2) 165 Dhruv
3) 259 LUH (133 + 126)
We need at-least 400-500 more helicopters in the line of Chinook(heavy lift) and...