Choosing an Interim Fighter

Reprint from ORF Strategic Trends Volume II Issue 48 December 6, 2004

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…