The BRD upon deep inspection of the airframe, if it has still not completed its flight hours, can extend the life for another year or two.
Anything more will need deeper OEM participation.
The BRD upon deep inspection of the airframe, if it has still not completed its flight hours, can extend the life for another year or two.
I've read reports earlier which said we'd be retiring the first squadron of these birds by 2028-29 or probably 2029-30 which'd be 45 yrs after we've inducted these birds which is why we'd be going in for those additional 21 nos in which case whatever upgrades happen will be X-18 .The BRD upon deep inspection of the airframe, if it has still not completed its flight hours, can extend the life for another year or two.
Anything more will need deeper OEM participation.
2032 is the current Out of Service date for Mig29 UPG. From 2032 to 2035 is doable with more judicious use of airframe hours (IAF going down the PAF way).I've read reports earlier which said we'd be retiring the first squadron of these birds by 2028-29 or probably 2029-30 which'd be 45 yrs after we've inducted these birds which is why we'd be going in for those additional 21 nos in which case whatever upgrades happen will be X-18 .
In any case I don't see more than a squadron or 21 nos surviving beyond 2035 with the IAF. Hence let's hope whatever upgrades they're planning especially w.r.t extending the life of the airframe if it's feasible should be done post haste .
Incidentally PKS remarked that there were close to 40-50 nos of these MiG-29s in storage & opined that we ought to get them all to make up our depleting squadron strength in 2019-20 when news of planned procurement of these 21 nos report first came up .
2032 is the current Out of Service date for Mig29 UPG. From 2032 to 2035 is doable with more judicious use of airframe hours (IAF going down the PAF way).
I honestly think we ought to resign ourselves to receiving the first squadron of the Mk-2s by 2032-33 which is a decade from now .Instead of spending money on 21 Mig29 kits, get that money to ADA, hire more test pilots and get an extra prototype and get the milestones quicker.
Il78, the weird kid on the school playground.
2032 is the current Out of Service date for Mig29 UPG. From 2032 to 2035 is doable with more judicious use of airframe hours (IAF going down the PAF way).
Instead of spending money on 21 Mig29 kits, get that money to ADA, hire more test pilots and get an extra prototype and get the milestones quicker.