Independence Day 2021: A look at IAF’s mighty fighter jet fleet – Rafale, Sukhoi and more

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The French-origin aircraft is a 4.5 generation, twin-engined multirole fighter designed to perform a range of missions including anti-ship strikes, deep strikes, air supremacy, aerial reconnaissance, ground support, interdiction and nuclear deterrence Is. Dassault Rafale literally means “gust of wind”. Dassault refers to the Rafale as an “omnirol” aircraft.

Mirage 2000 – Thunderbolt

One of the most versatile and deadliest aircraft in the Indian Air Force, the Mirage 2000 was inducted in 1985. It was designed as a light fighter and developed into a variety of multirole aircraft. A multirole, single-engine, fourth generation jet fighter, it could achieve a maximum speed of 2,495 km/h by a single engine. The Mirage-2000 played a key role in the 1999 Kargil War and the 2019 Balakot air strikes.

HAL Tejasi

Tejas is a single-engine multirole light fighter developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy. Tejas is the second supersonic fighter and comes from the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) program. In 2003, the official name of LCA became Tejas.

MiG 21- Bison

Fighter and interceptor aircraft continue to serve many countries six decades after their first flight. The MiG-21 is the backbone of the Indian Air Force and played a decisive role in the Indo-Pak war of 1971. The supersonic jet fighter is designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau and has a maximum speed of 2,230 km/h.

Sukhoi Su-30MKI

The Sukhoi Su-30MKI is a multi-role and air superiority fighter developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). It is a twinjet, a heavy, all-weather, long-range fighter aircraft that can carry BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles. The aircraft is designed to Indian specifications and the IAF acquired the first domestically rebuilt Su-30MKI in 2018. https://twitter.com/IAF_MCC/status/1070139910672150530

MiG 27- Bravery

The MiG 27 is a variable-sweep ground-attack aircraft. Over the past four decades, it took root in the ground attack fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF). The MiG-27 aircraft earned the nickname Bahadur. In 2019, the IAF retired the last two MiG-27 squadrons with a ceremony at the Jodhpur airport.

Jaguar Shamsher

The jet attack aircraft was originally conceived as a jet trainer with a light ground attack capability. It later evolved to perform supersonic demonstration, reconnaissance and tactical nuclear strike roles. The Indian Air Force (IAF) uses the upgraded Jaguar, which is locally made by HAL under a license agreement. IAF has recently added avionics support to upgrade its entire fleet of Jaguars.

MiG 29- Baazi

India became the first and largest exporter of MiG-29s. It is a twin-engine jet fighter that was initially designed to take on any enemy aircraft. Later, many aircraft were equipped to perform many different tasks.

Since 2012, the IAF uses the Indian UPG variant which is the most advanced MiG-29 variant till date.

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