The document discusses the need to modernize the Indian Air Force and its plans to do so. It notes that the IAF currently has only 33 squadrons instead of the authorized 42. Plans for modernization include upgrading fighter aircraft like the Tejas and Rafale, developing new aircraft like the AMCA, and procuring new helicopters, UAVs, missiles and trainers. However, the document also lists some concerns like the slow induction rate, high costs of indigenous production, lack of public-private collaboration, insufficient expenditure and underinvestment in defense R&D.
The document discusses the need to modernize the Indian Air Force and its plans to do so. It notes that the IAF currently has only 33 squadrons instead of the authorized 42. Plans for modernization include upgrading fighter aircraft like the Tejas and Rafale, developing new aircraft like the AMCA, and procuring new helicopters, UAVs, missiles and trainers. However, the document also lists some concerns like the slow induction rate, high costs of indigenous production, lack of public-private collaboration, insufficient expenditure and underinvestment in defense R&D.
The document discusses the need to modernize the Indian Air Force and its plans to do so. It notes that the IAF currently has only 33 squadrons instead of the authorized 42. Plans for modernization include upgrading fighter aircraft like the Tejas and Rafale, developing new aircraft like the AMCA, and procuring new helicopters, UAVs, missiles and trainers. However, the document also lists some concerns like the slow induction rate, high costs of indigenous production, lack of public-private collaboration, insufficient expenditure and underinvestment in defense R&D.
Touch the SKY with Glory Need to modernize Threat of Two front war To protect the airspace Securing space assets Retirement of existing machines To augment the fighting potential of IAF IAF is authorised 42 squadrons of Aircrafts. Each Squadron is authorised 18 aircrafts. Today it has a strength of 33 squadrons only. What need to be Done? spread our R&D industry to private sector. HAL should tie-up with foreign manfcr units. Defence budget, Army - 53%, IAF - 23%, Navy-17%, and DRDO gets 6-7%. Current spending-1.5-2% of GDP(need - 3%). Proper mechanism to allow foreign companies to invest. Upgrades Fighter Aircraft HAL Tejas Mark 1/Mark 1A - already have 40 aircraft of Mark 1 variant(by 2022) - MoD ordered 83 Tejas which includes 73 Mk 1A and 10 Mk 1 trainer - first Tejas squadron No. 45 Squadron IAF Flying Daggers(sulur, TN) - Aim- 123 Tejas by 2028 (Replace MiG-21) - Tejas mk2 planned single-engine, delta wing, multirole fighter Dassault Rafale - 36 Dassault Rafales in fly-away condition - 36 additional Rafales by 2030 - inducted at ambala afs, hasimara afs (Under Development) MMRCA 2.0 - Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft - 200 new single engine fighters to be made in India Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) -twin-engined, 5-G, stealth, multirole fighter with capability to fly unmanned - by 2030
Omni-role Combat Aircraft (ORCA)
-twin-engine omni role fighter of Rafale category - by 2032 Trainers - HAL HJT-36 Sitara will replace HJT-16 Kiran mk.I(order -73 no.) Helicopters HAL Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) - IAF ordered 65 LCHs - indigenously developed HAL Rudra - IAF placed an order for 38 - indigenous (variant of Dhruv ) Mi-17V-5 HAL Dhruv - 46 have been delivered to IAF, 65(+) ordered Kamov Ka-226T - replacement for Chetak & Cheetah - 226 helicopter under make in india HAL Light Utility Helicopter Unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs) - Rustom will replace Heron - GHATAK esp. for IAF by DRDO(capable of attack) - utmost need of Anti-UAV aircrafts (U/D by DRDO) Missiles BrahMos (Cr M) - integration in Nirbhay(Cr M) - India origin, S2S, Nuclear capable,1000-1500 km Barak 8 - Indo-Israeli joint venture, S2A, 70-150km Concerns induction rate in the airforce has been slow. making aircrafts indigenously has proved to be costly. lack of collaboration b/w PSU & private sector wrt airforce. expenditure diverted is not enough. Investment in defence R&D is less.