IAF Looking Forward To Acquire 450 Fighter Aircraft To Be Deployed On Northern And Western Frontiers

18 May, 2020

Indian Air Force Chief R. K. S. Bhadauria on Monday, May 18, said that the IAF, in future, is planning to get hold of 450 fighter aircraft that would be deployed on the northern and western frontiers of the country.

36 Rafales, 114 Multirole Fighter Aircraft, 100 Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) and over 200 variants of the Light Combat Aircraft comprise the list of aircraft planned to be inducted by the Air Force.

Reiterating the same, the IAF Chief said, “In the next 15 years, 83 LCAs are our primary focus, after that LCA Mark 2 will come in we are looking at close to 100 of those, that makes it near 200 of LCA class,” adding further, “AMCA, we are looking at six squadrons, so that puts it close to 100 (aircraft). So, in the indigenous domain areas which are already frozen in terms of our requirement, in terms of our understanding with DRDO in the fighter (segment).”

Courtesy: Opera News/ newdelhitimes.com