02 Jun 09 Su 30MKI to tezpur
Indian Air force Move Su30Mki to Tezpur
Currently the India air force operates 4 sukhoi squadrons (1 squadron has 18-20 planes) with the names as Lightning, Rhinos and Hawks.
Iaf is moving 4 su 30Mki supposedly from the Rhino squadron to tezpur to keep a check over china it seems .I guess the recent border skirmish with India and china have a lot to do with it too.
It also plans to move another squadron in chabua distt of assam.
Eventually dot the whole of north east with these beasts it seems
Sukhoi happens to the the most potent weapon in IAF arsenal
IAF has ordered 60 more Su 30MKi from HAL in recent days in view the depleting numbers
A couple of more bases are supposed to be opening up for sukhoi ..rumored as jodhpur and ludhiana.
Mig 21 bisons are to be retired by 2011 and LCA tejas will be replacing them.
As LCA is Indian made it can be made at will and is at disposal.Once fully implemented in the IAF it would be dotted along the Aurnanchal border to prevent any further chinese skirmishes
We also have the MCRA and LCA Mk2 coming up mind you
10 Mar 09 Mcra contest
Comparison of the competing aircraft
| Aircraft: | Rafale | Eurofighter Typhoon | F-16IN Fighting Falcon |
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet |
JAS 39 NG(IN) | MiG-35 Fulcrum-F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country of origin: |  France |
 Germany Italy Spain United Kingdom |
 United States |
United States |
 Sweden |
 Russia |
| Manufacturer: | Dassault Aviation | Eurofighter GmbH | Lockheed Martin | Boeing IDS | Saab | RAC-MiG |
| Length: | 15.27 m (50.1 ft) |
15.96 m (52 ft 5 in) |
15.03 m (49 ft 3 in) |
18.31 m (60 ft 1¼ in) |
14.1 m (46 ft 3 in) |
19 m (62 ft 4 in) |
| Wingspan: | 10.80 m (35.4 ft) |
10.95 m (35 ft 11 in) |
10.0 m (32 ft 8 in) |
13.62 m (44 ft 8½ in) |
8.4 m (27 ft 7 in) |
15 m (49 ft 3 in) |
| Height: | 5.34 m (17.4 ft) |
5.28 m (17 ft 4 in) |
5.09 m (16 ft 7 in) |
4.88 m (16 ft) |
4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) |
6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
| Wing Area: | 45.7 m^2 (492 sq ft) |
50.0 m^2 (538 sq ft) |
27.9 m^2 (300 sq ft) |
46.0 m^2 (500 sq ft) |
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| Empty weight: | 9,060 kg (20,000 lb) |
11,000 kg (24,250 lb) |
8,936 kg (19,700 lb) |
13,864 kg (30,564 lb) |
6,820 kg (15,040 lb) |
15,000 kg (33,069 lb) |
| Max takeoff weight (MTOW): | 24,500 kg (54,000 lb) |
23,500 kg (51,809 lb) |
21,772 kg (48,000 lb) |
29,932 kg (66,000 lb) |
16,000 kg (35,300 lb) |
29,000 kg (50,076 lb) |
| Powerplant: | 2× SNECMA M88-2 | 2× Eurojet EJ200 | 1× GE F110-GE-132 | 2× GE F414-GE-400 | 1× GE F414G | 2× Klimov RD-33MK |
| Thrust: • Dry Thrust: |
50 kN each (11,250 lbf) |
60 kN each (13,500 lbf) |
84 kN (19,000 lbf) |
62 kN each (14,000 lbf) |
62.5 kN (14,030 lbf) |
62.5 kN each (14,030 lbf) |
| • Afterburner Thrust: | 75 kN each (17,000 lbf) |
90 kN each (20,250 lbf) |
144 kN (32,500 lbf) |
98 kN each (22,000 lbf) |
98 kN (22,000 lbf) |
88.3 kN each (19,800 lbf) |
| Fuel: • Internal • External |
4,700 kg 7,500 kg |
4,996 kg | 3,265 kg 5,880 kg |
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| Maximum speed: • At Sea Level |
Mach 1.8 | Mach 2.0+ (2.34) (Mach 1.2 Supercruise) | Mach 2.05 800 KCAS |
Mach 1.8 | Mach 2.0 (Mach 1.2 supercruise) |
Mach 2.25 Mach 1.2 |
| Ferry range: • Unrefueled: • Extl. Tanks |
3,790 km | 3,054 km | 2,000 km 3,200 km |
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| Combat Radius: | 1,800 km | 1,390 km | 1,700 km | 2,346 km | ||
| Service ceiling: | 17,000 m (55,000 ft) |
19,812 m (65,000 ft) |
15,239 m (49,997 ft) |
15,000 m (50,000 ft) |
15,000 m (50,000 ft) |
17,500 m (57,400 ft) |
| Rate of climb: | 305 m/s (60,000 ft/min) |
315 m/s (62,000 ft/min) |
254 m/s (50,000 ft/min) |
300 m/s (60,000 ft/min) |
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| Thrust/weight: | 1.13 | 1.18 | 0.93 | 0.94 | ||
| Weapons Load: | 9,500 kg | |||||
| External Stations:** | 14 (5 ‘wet’) | 13 | 11 (3 ‘wet’) | 11 (5) | 9 | |
| Thrust vectoring: | None | None | None | None | None | May be fitted with thrust vectoring |
| Unit cost: | €48 million ($67.2 million) | GB£61.5 million €88.4 million US$122.5 million |
US$58 million | US$47.5 million | US$38.5 million | |
| Notes: | ** = Wet stations | |||||
