Credits: IAF Earlier this week The first batch of five French-made Rafale fighter jets has arrived at an Indian Air Force (IAF) base. Five brand-new Indian Air Force Dassault Rafale fighters recently touched down at Ambala Air Force Station in Haryana, India. Two Indian Su-30 fighters escorted the Rafales as …
Read More »Why IAF Is Not Buying More Mirage-2000s Or Rafale Instead of Su-30s and Mig-29s
Credits: IAF The procurement process for an additional 21 Mig-29 and 12 Sukhoi Su-30MKI which IAF will start getting in the next three years. Purchase of additional Mig-29 and Su-30 to argument the current fleet and also buff up aircraft lost in accidents over the years is a cheap and …
Read More »Is Indian Air Force Buying The Wrong Fighter Jet For Fighting China?
IAF Su-30MKI and MiG-27UPG aircraft along with two FAF Rafale aircraft carrying out manoeuvres during the ongoing Exercise Garuda-V, on June 06, 2014. Jodhpur, Rajasthan. – Credits: Ministry of Defence, Government of India As we have reported earlier, In the middle of the standoff that India has with China, the …
Read More »Video Shows Hellenic Air Force Mirage 2000 Chasing Turkish F-16 Over Aegean Sea
A screenshot of the HUD video filmed by a Greek Mirage 2000. (Image: screenshot via HAF video below) The Greek Air Force released a video allegedly showing a ‘dog fight” between a Greek Mirage 2000 and a Turkish F-16. The footage shows how the Mirage is chasing the F-16 in …
Read More »Speed Comparison of All the Fastest Aircraft Ever Existed in the world
Speed and agility are decisive advantages in any form of aerial dominance. An airspeed record is the highest airspeed attained by an aircraft of a particular class. Modern Fighter jets operate at supersonic speed Supersonic travel is a rate of travel of an object that exceeds the speed of sound. …
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