Page 16 - Tejas Mark News Today

Seventeen rounds of talks with China and still counting is today’s reality and how many more round of talks will diffuse the present standoff , nobody knows. Post 2019, since Pulwama terrorist attack ground situation has changed extremely fast, first India retaliating with Balakot airstrike and then Pakistan trying to counter attack in which it miserably failed with IAF pushing back Pakistan fighter F-16’s, one shot down by Indian MiG in dodge fight and rest is history. On both these...

The Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, has said there is a need to redefine, reimagine and recalibrate to transform the IAF into a contemporary and future-ready force.

The Indian Air Force (IAF), which is down to 31 fighter jet squadrons (some 16-18 planes in each squadron), is banking on rapid induction of the indigenous Tejas and a separate programme with a foreign partner to ramp up numbers.

Prachand is a 5.8-tonne twin-engine gunship chopper, armed with air-to-air missiles, 20 mm turret guns, rocket systems and other weapons.

Govt approves Rs6,500-cr upgrade of Tejas fighter jet

With the government approving the development of a new variant of light combat aircraft, Indian Air Force Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Thursday said the LCA Mark 2 fighter aircraft will fill a critical capability void besides giving a tremendous boost to the indigenous design and development of countrys next-generation fighter aircraft.

The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the project to Tejas Mark-2 with prototypes, a report said.

IAF chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Thursday spoke on the current status & future plans of Indian Air Force after he was given a demonstration of LCA Tejas Mark 2

In 2020, the India's Defense Ministry unveiled its first indigenous anti-radiation missile, slated for service induction later this year.

With India lacking the depth of research and design expertise required to build state-of-the-art stealth aircraft, the country needs to prioritize improving on its indigenous fighter, the Tejas.