Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021

[Rakesh]

Indian Air Force to get advanced indigenous smart anti-airfield weapon for fighter jet fleet
https://aninews.in/news/national/genera ... 617204558/
17 June 2025

[Prem Kumar]

AoN granted in 2020

RM Rajnath Singh presents SAAW to the then AIr Chief in Dec 2021

They are *thinking* about inductions after Pahalgam/Sindoor happens ..... in 2025

All this while busily importing Crystal Maze, Rampage, Spice, Sambar powder etc while SAAW, Rudram, G-series are all languishing

Don't miss this sentence in the report: "DRDO is offering SAAW for emergency procurement". They know that if the don't "offer", the lion's share of the 30K Crore emergency procurement will go to screwdriver imports Joint Venture, Made-in-India, 100% pure Atmanirbhar by Adani

[ernest]

AoN granted in 2020

RM Rajnath Singh presents SAAW to the then AIr Chief in Dec 2021

They are *thinking* about inductions after Pahalgam/Sindoor happens ..... in 2025

All this while busily importing Crystal Maze, Rampage, Spice, Sambar powder etc while SAAW, Rudram, G-series are all languishing

Don't miss this sentence in the report: "DRDO is offering SAAW for emergency procurement". They know that if the don't "offer", the lion's share of the 30K Crore emergency procurement will go to screwdriver imports Joint Venture, Made-in-India, 100% pure Atmanirbhar by Adani

another data point- it was considered for Balakot ops in 2019. We had 2 rounds of emergency imports after that, including Galwan. Still not ordered.

[Rakesh]

Here we go again....

Scouting for 6 mid-air refuellers, IAF begins technical evaluation
https://indianexpress.com/article/india ... -10096665/\
30 June 2025

The IAF currently operates a fleet of six Ilyushin Il-78MKI tankers procured from Uzbekistan in 2003-04.

[Rakesh]

India looking at option of buying more S-400 air defence systems from Russia
https://www.aninews.in/news/national/ge ... 627195741/
27 June 2025