Indian Air Force : Updates & Discussions

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3 slides pic that I managed to take in the presentation today from the ARDB official Dr Vikas Kumar, Chairman.

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Aircraft Requirement of the Indian Air Force till 2035:

1. 114 MRCA
2. 06 Squadrons Tejas Mk-2
3. 02 Squadrons AMCA Mk-1
4. 05 Squadrons AMCA Mk-2
5. 06 Mid Air Refullers
6. 12 AWACS
7. 50 Medium Transport Aircrafts
8. 14 additional Heavy Transport Aircrafts
9. 12 additional Special Operations Aircraft
10. 125 Light Helicopters
11. 400 Medium Helicopters
12. 12 VVIP Helicopters
13. 65 LCH
14. 03 SIGNIT COMMIT Aircrafts
15. 05 ISTAR Aircrafts
16. 73 Intermediate Jet Trainers
 
Aircraft Requirement of the Indian Air Force till 2035:

1. 114 MRCA
2. 06 Squadrons Tejas Mk-2
3. 02 Squadrons AMCA Mk-1
4. 05 Squadrons AMCA Mk-2
5. 06 Mid Air Refullers
6. 12 AWACS
7. 50 Medium Transport Aircrafts
8. 14 additional Heavy Transport Aircrafts
9. 12 additional Special Operations Aircraft
10. 125 Light Helicopters
11. 400 Medium Helicopters
12. 12 VVIP Helicopters
13. 65 LCH
14. 03 SIGNIT COMMIT Aircrafts
15. 05 ISTAR Aircrafts
16. 73 Intermediate Jet Trainers
The list shows bare minimum requirement to sustain a two front war.

It also shows how f***ed and messed up the IAF is with their acquisitions and requirements.

Barring the 07 Squadrons of AMCA, can the other items on the list be acquired by 2035?
 
Aircraft Requirement of the Indian Air Force till 2035:

1. 114 MRCA
2. 06 Squadrons Tejas Mk-2
3. 02 Squadrons AMCA Mk-1
4. 05 Squadrons AMCA Mk-2
5. 06 Mid Air Refullers
6. 12 AWACS
7. 50 Medium Transport Aircrafts
8. 14 additional Heavy Transport Aircrafts
9. 12 additional Special Operations Aircraft
10. 125 Light Helicopters
11. 400 Medium Helicopters
12. 12 VVIP Helicopters
13. 65 LCH
14. 03 SIGNIT COMMIT Aircrafts
15. 05 ISTAR Aircrafts
16. 73 Intermediate Jet Trainers

How come Amca mk2 have 5 sqn projection with a new dev engine, and mk1 just 2 sqn with an existing readymade engine? Won't that be numbers in reverse?

Actually imo bar amca, some of the others will prob be available sooner/before amca realises.
One projection before was like this, if both AMCA & FGFA had that kind of numbers projected imo we would induct su30 like numbers in future. In case any 5th gen foreign offer comes (unlikely I know, just saying it cos the Parliamentary standing committee on def recommended buying 5th gen in one previous report) it would further be complicated.

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Aircraft Requirement of the Indian Air Force till 2035:

1. 114 MRCA
2. 06 Squadrons Tejas Mk-2
3. 02 Squadrons AMCA Mk-1
4. 05 Squadrons AMCA Mk-2
5. 06 Mid Air Refullers
6. 12 AWACS
7. 50 Medium Transport Aircrafts
8. 14 additional Heavy Transport Aircrafts
9. 12 additional Special Operations Aircraft
10. 125 Light Helicopters
11. 400 Medium Helicopters
12. 12 VVIP Helicopters
13. 65 LCH
14. 03 SIGNIT COMMIT Aircrafts
15. 05 ISTAR Aircrafts
16. 73 Intermediate Jet Trainers
Dont think there is a need for the IJTs - IMO that project is pretty much dead. Pretty sure the need is now for LIFT
 
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SAMs were successful against Russian jets,that doesn't means that same success rate will achieve against wester aircrafts like f16 or new Chinese j20 & heavily upgraded latest su27 copies in their inventory.
 
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