Power Behind Indian AIRFORCE

1.Sukhoi Su-27

General characteristics

* Crew: One
* Length: 21.9 m (72 ft)
* Wingspan: 14.7 m (48 ft 3 in)
* Leading edge sweep: 42°)
* Height: 5.93 m (19 ft 6 in)
* Wing area: 62 m² (667 ft²)
* Empty weight: 16,380 kg (36,100 lb)
* Loaded weight: 23,000 kg (50,690 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 33,000 kg (62,400 lb)
* Powerplant: 2× Saturn/Lyulka AL-31F turbofans, 122.8 kN (27,600 lbf) each


Performance

* Maximum speed: Mach 2.35 (2,500 km/h, 1,550 mph) at altitude
* Range: 1,340 km combat mission at sea level / 3,530 km combat mission at high altitude (800 mi at sea level / 2070 mi at high altitude)
* Service ceiling 18,500 m (60,700 ft)
* Rate of climb: 325 m/s (64,000 ft/min)
* Wing loading: 371 kg/m² (76 lb/ft²')
* Thrust/weight: 1.09

Armament

* 1x 30 mm GSh-30-1 cannon with 150 rounds
* 8,000 kg (17,600 lb) on 10 external pylons
o Up to 6 medium-range AA missiles R-27, 4 short-range heat-seeking AA missiles R-73
+ Upgraded Su-27SM is capable of using R-77 instead of R-27
o Su-27IB can be used to launch X-31 anti-radiation missiles, air-to-ground missiles X-29L/T (laser/TV guidance, which may be projected to helmet), KAB-150 and UAB-500 bombs with laser, TV, or IR guidance

Su-27S Armament:

* GSH-30 30 mm Cannon, 150 rounds
* 6x R-27R, R-27ER, R-27T, R-27ET
* 4x R-73E
* FAB-250
* FAB-500
* B-8
* B-13
* S-24
* S-25
The Su-27SK is a highly integrated twin-finned aircraft. The airframe is constructed of titanium and high strength aluminum alloys. The engine nacelles are fitted with trouser fairings to provide a continuous streamlined profile between the engine nacelles and the tail beams. The fins and horizontal tail consoles are attached to tail beams. The central beam section between the engine nacelles consists of the equipment compartment, fuel tank and the brake parachute container. The fuselage head is of semimonocoque construction and includes the cockpit, radar compartments and the avionics bay. The glove, i.e. the leading section of the wing root, on the starboard side houses a 30 mm GSh-301 gun with 150 rounds of ammunition.
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2.Mikoyan MiG-29

General characteristics

* Crew: One
* Length: 17.37 m (57 ft)
* Wingspan: 11.4 m (37 ft 3 in)
* Height: 4.73 m (15 ft 6 in)
* Wing area: 38 m² (409 ft²)
* Empty weight: 11,000 kg (24,250 lb)
* Loaded weight: 16,800 kg (37,000 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 21,000 kg (46,300 lb)
* Powerplant: 2× Klimov RD-33 afterburning turbofans, 8300 kgf (approximate 81.4 kN) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: Mach 2.4 - 2,445 km/h (1,518 mph)
* Range: 700 km combat, 2,900 km ferry (430 mi / 1,800 mi)
* Service ceiling 18,013 m / 59 060 ft (59,100 ft)
* Rate of climb: initial 330 m/s average 109 m/s 0-6000 m [38] (65,000 ft/min)
* Wing loading: 442 kg/m² (90.5 lb/ft²)
* Thrust/weight: 1.13

Armament

* 1x 30 mm GSh-30-1 cannon with 150 rounds
* Up to 3,500 kg (7,720 lb) of weapons including 6 air-to-air missiles — a mix of semi-active radar homing (SARH) and AA-8 'Aphid', AA-10 'Alamo', AA-11 'Archer', AA-12 'Adder', FAB 500-M62, FAB-1000, TN-100, ECM Pods, S-24, AS-12, AS-14.

Avionics

* Phazotron N019, N010 radars

The MiG-29 is produced by the Moscow Aircraft Production Organization MiG (MAPO MiG) based in Moscow. The MiG-29,-30 and -33 are known by the NATO code name Fulcrum.
The mission of the MiG-29 is to destroy hostile air targets within radar coverage limits and also to destroy ground targets using unguided weapons in visual flight conditions. The aircraft's fixed wing profile with large wing leading edge root extensions gives good maneuverability and control at subsonic speed including maneuveres at high angles of attack.

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3.Mirage 2000 C

General characteristics

* Crew: 1
* Length: 14.36 m (50 ft 3 in)
* Wingspan: 9.13 m (29 ft)
* Height: 5.30 m (17 ft 5 in)
* Wing area: 41 m² (441.32 ft²)
* Empty weight: 7,600 kg (17,000 lb)
* Loaded weight: 13,800 kg (30,420 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 17,000 kg (37,500 lb)
* Powerplant: 1× SNECMA M53-P2 afterburning turbofan, 95 kN (with afterburner) (64 kN (military dry thrust))

Performance

* Maximum speed: (Mach 2.2) altitude
* Range: 1,450 km (770 NM, 890 mi)
* Service ceiling: 18,000 m (59,000 ft)
* Rate of climb: 285 m/s (56,000 ft/min)
* Wing loading: 337 kg/m² (69 lb/ft²)
* Thrust/weight: 0.91
* Max sea level speed: 1,480 km/h
* Climb to 9,700 m: 1,75 min
* Climb to 15,000 m: 4 min
* Turn rate at 5 g: 12°/sec
* Turn rate at 9 g: 24°/sec.
* Max g: normal 9 g, overloaded 11 g, break 13,5 g.

Armament

* Guns: 2× 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA cannons.

The Mirage 2000 is a multirole combat fighter by Dassault Aviation of France.
Mirage 2000-5 is the latest of the Mirage 2000 family, and incorporates advanced avionics, new multiple target air-to-ground and air-to-air firing procedures using the RDY radar and new sensor and control systems.Mirage is very similar in appearance to the Rafale with a delta wing configuration and the wing set low on the fuselage. It is slightly narrower in wingspan and slightly longer than the Rafale. The aircraft structure features low weight honeycomb panels and extensive use of carbon fibre and light alloy materials. The aircraft is rated to pull 9g gravitational force
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4.MiG-23MLD Flogger-L

General characteristics

* Crew: One
* Length: 16.70 m (56 ft 9.5)
* Wingspan: Spread, 13.97 m (45 ft 10 in)
* Height: 4.82 m (15 ft 9.75 in)
* Wing area: 37.35 m² spread, 34.16 m² swept (402.05 ft² / 367.71 ft²)
* Empty weight: 9,595 kg (21,153 lb)
* Loaded weight: 15,700 kg (34,612 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 18,030 kg (39,749 lb)
* Powerplant: 1× Khatchaturov R-35-300 afterburning turbojet, 83.6 kN dry, 127 kN afterburning (18,850 lbf / 28,700 lbf)

Performance

* Maximum speed: Mach 2.4 2,445 km/h at altitude; Mach 1.14, 1,350 km/h at sea level (1,553 mph / 840 mph)
* Range: 1,150 km with six AAMs combat, 2,820 km ferry (570 mi / 1,750 mi)
* Service ceiling 18,500 m (60,695 ft)
* Rate of climb: 240 m/s (47,245 ft/min)
* Wing loading: 420 kg/m² (78.6 lb/ft²)
* Thrust/weight: 0.88

Armament

* 1x Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L 23 mm cannon with 200 rounds
* Two fuselage, two wing glove, and two wing pylons for up to 3,000 kg (6,610 lb) of stores, including:
o R-23/24 (AA-7 Apex)
o R-60 (AA-8 Aphid)
* also, upgraded aircraft may carry:
o R-27 (AA-10 Alamo)
o R-73 (AA-11 Archer)
o R-77 (AA-12 Adder)

According to the MiG-23ML manual, the MiG-23ML has sustained turn rate of 14.1 deg/sec and a maximum instantaneous turn rate of 16.7 deg/sec. The MiG-23ML accelerates from 600 km/h (373 mph) to 900 km/h (559 mph) in just 12 seconds at the altitude of 1000 meters. The MiG-23 accelerates at the altitude of 1 km from the speed of 630 km/h (391 mph) to 1300 km/h (808 mph) in just 30 seconds and at the altitude of 10-12 km will accelerate from Mach 1 to Mach 2 in just 160 seconds.
The aircraft is capable of a maximum speed of 1,800 km/hr at altitude and 1,250 km/hr with a normal mission missile payload flying at low altitude. With high altitude flight the aircraft's operational range is 2,100 kilometres, while low level flight gives an operational range of 1,080 kilometres. The aircraft is rated for a maximum g loading of 7g. The aircraft can be based on second category airfields and operate from unpaved runways with a soil strength of 8 kg per square cm.
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5.MiG-25P 'Foxbat-A'

General characteristics

* Crew: One
* Length: 19.75 m (64 ft 10 in)
* Wingspan: 14.01 m (45 ft 11.5 in)
* Height: 6.10 m (20 ft 0.25 in)
* Wing area: 61.40 m² (660.93 ft²)
* Empty weight: 20,000 kg (44,080 lb)
* Loaded weight: 36,720 kg (80,952 lb)
* Powerplant: 2× Tumansky R-15B-300 afterburning turbojets
o Dry thrust: 73.5 kN (16,524 lbf) each
o Thrust with afterburner: 100.1 kN (22,494 lbf) each

Performance

* Maximum speed:
o Mach 3.2[6] (3,490 km/h, 2,170 mph)
o Mach 2.83 (3,090 km/h, 1,920 mph) continuous engine limit[6]
* Range: 1,730 km (1,075 mi) with internal fuel
* Service ceiling 20,700 m (with 4 missiles) (67,915 ft)
* Wing loading: 598 kg/m² (122.5 lb/ft²)
* Thrust/weight: 0.41
* Time to altitude: 8.9 min to 20,000 m (65,615 ft)

Armament

* 2x radar-guided R-40R (AA-6 'Acrid') air-to-air missiles, and
* 2x infrared-guided R-40T missiles

Avionics

* RP-25 Smerch radar
* A RV-UM or a RV-4 radar altimeter

The MiG-25 (code-named "Foxbat" by NATO) made its first public appearence on 05 Oct 67, though the first prototype is said to have flown in Apr 61 and set various records. The MiG-25 was inducted into the IAF in 1981 and is also the fastest aircraft in the IAF's inventory (cross-check??). It is a single seater, supersonic intercepter and reconnaissance fighter. The MiG-25 is one of the fastest combat aircraft in the world, capable of flying at Mach 3.2 at height. Five variants of MiG-25 have been produced. The current height record (for fighter planes) was set by E-266-M version on 31 Aug 77 when it climbed to 37,650 m (123,524 ft).
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6.Jaguar A

General characteristics

* Crew: One
* Length: 16.83 m (55 ft 3 in)
* Wingspan: 8.69 m (28 ft 6 in)
* Height: 4.92 m (16 ft 1 in)
* Wing area: 24 m² (258 ft²)
* Empty weight: 7,000 kg (15,400 lb)
* Loaded weight: 11,000 kg (24,250 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 15,700 kg (34,600 lb)
* Powerplant: 2× Rolls-Royce/Turbomeca Adour Mk 102 turbofans, 32.5 kN (7,305 lbf) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 1,593 km/h or 1055miles/h (Mach 1.6)
* Range: 535 km combat, 3,525 km ferry (335 mi / 2,190 mi)
* Service ceiling 14,000 m (46,000 ft)
* Rate of climb: m/s (ft/min)
* Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)
* Thrust/weight: 0.60

Armament

* 2x 30 mm ADEN cannons or DEFA cannons with 150 rounds per gun
* Five underwing hardpoints for 4,500 kg (10,000 lb) of disposable stores
* Option of two Matra R550 Magic or AIM-9 Sidewinders on overwing pylons (Jaguar International and RAF Jaguars only)
* LAU-5003B/A CRV-7 rocket launchers
* Joint Reconnaissance Pod

Produced to meet a joint Anglo-French requirement in 1965 for a dual-role advanced/operational trainer and tactical support aircraft, the Jaguar has been transformed into a potent fighter-bomber.

A variety of weapons including cluster, free fall, retard and laser guided bombs, as well as rockets can be carried on the four wing and one fuselage stations. Two 30mm cannon are mounted internally. To mark targets for laser-guided weapons, the aircraft carries the thermal imaging and laser designation (TIALD) pod. For self-defence, overwing Sidewinder infra-red missiles are carried and the aircraft is fitted with a comprehensive suite of electronic countermeasures. Perhaps the Jaguar's most impressive feature is its navigation and attack system. With mission data fed into the computer, all the necessary information for a pinpoint attack is relayed to the head-up display. From the display, the pilot knows exactly where the target is located and precisely when to release his weapons for maximum effect.
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7.Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis

General characteristics

* Crew: One
* Length: 15.76 m including probe (51 ft 8 in)
* Wingspan: 7.15 m (23 ft 5 in)
* Height: 4.12 m (13 ft 6 in)
* Wing area: 23 m² (247.5 ft²)
* Empty weight: 5,350 kg (11,800 lb)
* Loaded weight: 8,726 kg (19,200 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 9,660 kg (21,300 lb)
* Powerplant: 1× Tumansky R-25-300 afterburning turbojet, 55 kN (12,370 lb)[17] dry, 70 kN (97 kN with maximum afterburner) (15,700 lbf)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 2230 km/h (1385 mph) (Mach 2.1)
* Range: 1160 km ()
* Service ceiling 19,000 m (62,300 ft)
* Rate of climb: 225 m/s (23,600 ft/min but with 50 per cent fuel and two AA-2 "Atoll" missiles, the MiG-21 can reach 58,000 feet [17,600 meters] in one minute which results in 293 m/s average at different altitudes, under favorable weather circumstances)
* Wing loading: 379 kg/m² (77.8 lb/ft²)
* Thrust/weight: 1.02 at max. takeoff weight, 1.13 at loaded weight with max. afterburner

Armament

* One centerline twin-barrelled GSh-23 23 mm cannon (PFM, MF, SMT, and bis variants) or one single-barrelled NR-30 cannon (F-13 variant).
* Up to 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) of air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons on two or four underwing hardpoints, depending on the variant. Early machines carried two Vympel K-13 (AA-2 'Atoll') air-to-air missiles under the wing pylons. Late models carried two K-13 and two fuel tanks under the wing pylons or combinations of four K-13 infrared- and radar-guided missiles. The Molniya R-60 (NATO reporting name AA-8 'Aphid') was also used on multiple pylons and six of them could be carried. Most aircraft carried a single 450 L (119 US gal) fuel tank on the centerline pylon.

The MiG-21 (named "Fishbed" by NATO) is one of the most the most widely used fighters in the world outside Western influence. It first flew in 1955. This delta wing, all-weather fighter has a cantilever mid-set monoplane wing, with about 60° sweepback and slight anhedral.
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8.Tejas

General characteristics

* Crew: One
* Length: 13.20 m (43 ft 4 in)
* Wingspan: 8.20 m (26 ft 11 in)
* Height: 4.40 m (14 ft 9 in)
* Wing area: 38.4 m² (413 ft²)
* Empty weight: 5,000 kg (11,200 lb)
* Loaded weight: 12,500 kg (29,700 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: >15,500 kg (>32,558 lb)
* Powerplant: 1× General Electric F404-GE-F2J3 or -IN-20 or kaveri(under development and trials) turbofan, 80.5 kN (18,100 lbf) / 85 kN In case of IN-20 (>19,000 lbf)/around 100-125 KN as per revised iaf requirements ()
* Internal fuel capacity: 3000 liters
* External fuel capacity: 5×800 liter tanks or 3×1,200 liter tanks, totaling 4,000/3,600 liters

Performance

* Maximum speed: Mach 1.8 / supersonic at all altitudes
* Range: 2,000 km/2.30 hr (without refuling) (1,242 mi)
* Service ceiling 15,950+ m (50,000 ft(Engine re-igniter safely capable))
* Wing loading: 221.4 kg/m² (45.35 lb/ft²)
* Thrust/weight: 0.69

Armament

* 1 × 23 mm GSh-23 cannon internally mounted twin-barrel cannon with 220 rounds of ammunition.
* Eight external stations: three hardpoints under each wing, one fuselage centreline hardpoint, and one station beneath the port-side intake trunk for a pod (FLIR, IRST, laser designator, or reconnaissance).
* Maximum external payload: >4000 kg.
* Air-to-air missiles include Astra BVRAAM, Vympel R-77 (NATO reporting name: AA-12 Adder), and Vympel R-73 (NATO reporting name: AA-11 Archer).
* Air-to-surface munitions include anti-ship missiles, laser-guided bombs, unguided bombs, cluster bombs, and unguided air-to-surface rockets.

The HAL Tejas is a 4th generation lightweight multirole fighter aircraft being developed by India. It is a tailless,compound delta wing design powered by a single engine. Originally known as the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) – a designation which continues in popular usage – the aircraft was officially named "Tejas" by then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 4 May 2003.

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9.Marut Mk.1

General characteristics

* Crew: 1
* Length: 15.87 m (52 ft 1 in)
* Wingspan: 9.00 m (29 ft 6 in)
* Height: 3.60 m (11 ft 10 in)
* Wing area: 28 m² (300 ft²)
* Empty weight: 6,195 kg (13,660 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 10,908 kg (24,048 lb)
* Powerplant: 2× Bristol-Siddeley Orpheus Mk 703 turbojet, 21.6 kN (4,850 lbf) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 1,128 km/h (609 kn, 701 mph)
* Range: 800 km (430 NM, 500 mi)
* Service ceiling 13,750 m (45,100 ft)

Armament

* Guns: 4× 30 mm (1.18 in) ADEN cannon
* Hardpoints: 4 with a capacity of 1,800 kg (4,000 lb),
* Rockets: 48× 2.65 in (67 mm) rockets
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10.Sukhoi PAK FA(Future aircraft)

General characteristics

* Crew: 1 (pilot)
* Length: 22.0 m (72 ft 2 in)
* Wingspan: 14.2 m (46 ft 7 in)
* Height: 6.05 m (19 ft 10 in)
* Wing area: 78.8 m² (848 ft²)
* Empty weight: 18,500 kg (40,786 lb)
* Loaded weight: 26,000 kg (57,320 lb)
* Useful load: 7,500 kg (16,535 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 37,000 kg (81,571 lb)
* Powerplant: 2× Saturn-Lyulka AL-41F turbofan
o Dry thrust: 9,800 kgf (96.1 kN, 21,605 lbf) each
o Thrust with afterburner: 15,500 kgf (152 kN, 34,172 lbf) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: Mach 2+ at altitude (2,100+ km/h, 1,300+ mph)
* g-limits: 9 to 10 g)
* Cruise speed: 1,300 km/h (807.8 mph)
* Ferry range: 4,000 to 5,500 km (2,485 to 3,418 mi)
* Service ceiling 20,000 m (65,617 ft)
* Rate of climb: 350 m/s (68,898 ft/min)
* Wing loading: 470 kg/m² (96.3 lb/ft²)
* Thrust/weight: 0.84 (dry thrust)
* Minimum thrust/weight:
o With afterburner: 1.19
* Runway length requirement: 350 m (1,148 ft)
* Endurance: 3.3 hrs (198 mins)

Armament

* Guns: 2× 30 mm internal cannon
* Hardpoints: 8 total, 4 on each side of the aircraft.

Avionics

* Radar: N050(?)BRLS AESA/PESA Radar (Enhancement of IRBIS-E) on SU-35
o Frequency: 3 mm (0.118 in)
o Diameter: 0.7 m (2 ft 4 in)
o Targets: 32 tracked, 8 engaged
o Range: 400 km (248 mi)
+ EPR: 3 m² (32.3 ft²) at 160 km (99.4 mi)
+ RCS: 0.01 m² at 90 km (55 mi)
+ Azimuth: +/-70°, +90/-50°
o Power: 4,000 W
o Weight: 65 to 80 kg (143 to 176 lb)
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