Upcoming Indian Fighter Jets. The timing of induction of the 4 5 generation combat jets assumed significance as it came in the midst of india s tense border row with china they said. Twin seater twin engine multirole fighter of russian origin which carries one x 30mm gsh gun alongwith 8000 kg external armament it is capable of carrying a variety of medium range guided air to air missiles with active or semi active radar or infra red homing close range missiles.
Last week former indian air force chief b s. Dhanoa claimed that china s new j 20 stealth fighter doesn t come close to india s new french made rafale fighters. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator.
While the iaf has operationally inducted 5 such french fighters an additional 3 4 jets will come by end of this month or early november.
There are a total of 125 aircraft from 2020 to 2029 entries in the military factory. The last fleet of seven swing wing mig 27 fighters which played an important role during the 1999 kargil war was decommissioned on december 27 2019. 29 jul 2020 08 06 pm ist. 36 rafale jets to be operationalised by 2023.
