Chief of Air Staff R.K.S. Bhadauria. File Photo.
‘The IAF Chief is scheduled to hold extensive talks with Chief of Staff of the French Air Force Philippe Lavigne on ways to further expand cooperation between the two forces’ Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal R.K.S Bhadauria is scheduled to leave for France on Tuesday on a three-day visit during which he will hold talks with several senior French military officials and take stock of production and delivery timelines of some of the remaining Rafale jets.
The IAF Chief is scheduled to hold extensive talks with Chief of Staff of the French Air Force Philippe Lavigne on ways to further expand cooperation between the two forces, sources said.
Balakot anniversary: IAF carries out long-range precision strike against practice target
Indian Air Force Chief RKS Bhadauria flies an upgraded Mirage-2000 fighter during the multi-aircraft sortie to commemorate the second anniversary of the Balakot Operations.
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NEW DELHI
The Indian Air Force carried out a long-range precision strike against a practice target to mark the second anniversary of the Balakot Operations, sources said on Saturday.
The strike was carried out by members of the squadron which conducted the air strikes on terror launch pads in Balakot in Pakistan.
Sources added the strike was in the very recent past .
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Saturday flew a multi-aircraft sortie with the units to commemorate the occasion along with the squadron pilots.
Published: Thursday, January 14, 2021, 20:44 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 14: Air Force chief RKS Bhadauria on Thursday said that the indigenously-developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas is far better and advanced than the Chinese-Pakistani JF-17 fighter jets.
The Chief of Air Staff in an interview to ANI said, Indian aircraft Tejas is far better and more advanced than the Chinese and Pakistan joint venture JF-17 fighter. It will have top of the line Beyond Visual Range (BVR) class of air-to-air missile Astra, and other sensors and weapons.
RKS Bhadauria said, It is also a big boost to our indigenous industry. It is also a big recognition of our designers. It is a huge step for the Indian Air Force and for the country.
Highlights
The LCA is equipped with critical operational capabilities of AESA Radar, Beyond Visual Range Missile, Electronic Warfare Suite and Air to Air Refuelling
It would be a potent platform to meet the operational requirements of IAF, which has already inducted a batch of Tejas aircraft as part of its initial order of 40 jets
New Delhi: After the government approved the largest indigenous defence procurement deal worth about Rs 48,000 crores to buy 83 LCA Tejas Mark1A fighter jets, IAF Chief RKS Bhadauria on Thursday (January 14) said that it is a huge step for IAF capability building.
The IAF chief told ANI, It is also a big boost to our indigenous industry. It is also a big recognition of our designers. It is a huge step for the Indian Air Force and for the country.