Reprint from ORF Strategic Trends Volume II Issue 48 December 6, 2004
Category: IAF Today
Target Tug Flight ‘The Banners’ – India’s Last Hunters
The Target Tug Flight was formed at Kalaikunda Air Base in West Bengal during 1972. Kalaikunda…
Selection of an MRCA for the IAF
This article first appeared in the Indian Defence Review Volume 20-1, Jan- Mar 05 and has…
Cost of Fighter Aircraft in the Indian Air Force
Type Cost in Crores of Rupees Cost in Millions of USD (44Rs/$) MiG-21Bis (Old Airframe) 3.32…
Aircraft Accidents in Military Aviation
This article was first appeared in the MilAviationSafety Group. Reproduced with permission
The Aerodynamics of the MiG 21 accidents
Prodyut Das M.Tech. PGCGM, M.Ae.S.I. Former Professor Mechanical Engineering IIT Kanpur Are MiG-21 accidents really out…
Garud Commando Force
They are the youngest of the special forces in the country. Prominently visible during the Aero…
Air Force Test Pilots School
ASTE’s fleet in December 1997 includes: 2 An-32s, HS748 ASWAC, MiG-21US, MiG-21Bis, Jaguar IS, Jaguar IM,…
Attrition in the IAF : Myth and Reality
This article was first published in the BHARAT RAKSHAK MONITOR - Volume 2(4) January-February 2000 issue.
42 Wing – Mohanbari : Indian Mi-17s in Assam
42 Wing at Air Force Station Mohanbari in Assam is the premier logistics base in the…