Rafales of Golden Arrows & Falcons – Part 2
With 3 more Rafales having arrived in India post mid-air refuelling tanker support from UAE and France, the number of such omni-role fighters in the IAF squadron has gone upto…
Rafale of Golden Arrows and Falcons – Part 1
In September 2016, India signed an ‘Inter-governmental agreement’ for rapid delivery of 36 Rafale in a fly-away condition. So far 18 Rafales have been delivered to India in 5 batches,…
Staggered purchase of Rafale or MRCA 2.0: what should be the ideal approach for IAF?
Down to 32 fighter squadron, IAF currently finds itself in dilemma on how to make up the number. With a sanctioned strength of 42 squadrons and a requirement of at…
J20 deployment – the psychological warfare China’s trying to play
-By Bhagavan Hindustani The state-run mouthpiece of CCP “Global Times”, recently reported that J20 participated in an exercise with other jets of PLAAF and scored a 17:0 victory against opponents.…
Rafale Inducted: “Officially”
The bird is inducted officially. Yes, the five Rafale aircraft which arrived on July 27 at Ambala Air Force Station were “officially” inducted into the Indian Air Force’s 17 Squadron…