The C295 has a rear ramp for loading and unloading & can carry up to nine tonnes of payload, or as many as 71 troops, at a maximum cruise speed of about 480 km.
IAF seeks 40-80 medium transport aircraft with 18-27 tonne capacity under Make in India route. CEO of Embraer Defense & Security says also looking at setting up assembly line in India.
While complimenting HAL, CAS indicated that based on these assurances, LCA Mk-1A could be inducted into a newly raised squadron in one of the IAF's operational bases early next year.
Headquarters for theatre command focusing on Pakistan to come up first in Jaipur. Another will watch borders with China, while the maritime theatre command will come up in Karwar.
According to plan currently under formulation, there will be three theatre commands based on geographical boundaries — two land-based and one maritime.
Deal is one of big highlights of PM Modi's visit to the US. While India & other countries manufacture their own fighter aircraft, only a select few make jet engines.
While the Navy will get 15 MQ9B drones in maritime and anti-submarine warfare kits, the Army and the Indian Air Force will get 8 each of the land version.
The first ‘made-in-India’ C-295 will be rolled out in 2026 and the entire order is slated to be completed by 2031, at the rate of eight aircraft per year.
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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