Решил запостить сюда цитату из разговора с индусом одним. где он пояснял что вообще происходит в их ВВС и почему все получается так, а не иначе. Любителям "унификации" на заметку.
Цитата, Gessler
We need the numbers, Mac. Currently, the fighters in service with the Air Force are the Sukhoi Su-30MKI (about 250 inducted so far), MiG-29SMT (66), Tejas (a couple, just joined), Mirage-2000 (49), MiG-21FL/bis/Bison (200-250). Also about 130+ Jaguar and about 80-100 MiG-27M Flogger-K strike bombers.
About 550-600 of those will have to be retired within 2030.
The force structure is evolving into three categories - light, medium & heavy-class fighters. Dedicated strike-bombers will no longer be procured. It's all multi-role fighters although they may have an emphasis on air-superiority or strike.
Procurement is gonna happen in those 3 categories.
LIGHT -
The Tejas Mk-1, Mk-1A and Mk-2 will replace all MiG-21 versions.
MEDIUM -
The Rafale will replace the MiG-27M and the Jaguar, followed by Mirage 2000-5 and MiG-29 sometime down the line.
HEAVY -
FGFA. Although the Su-30s are due for a major upgrade, eventually they will have to be replaced by more advanced versions of the FGFA.
Note that replacing older aircraft with new ones is NOT the only goal IAF has got to fulfill. They have to work on building up the squadron-strength (increase numbers) to a level that can ensure a sustainable air-campaign against China & Pakistan simultaneously if need be.
Atleast 800+ new fighters are a given. How that number will be divided up? Wait and see. I have given you some pointers above. Most probably -
> 220 or so Tejas versions
> 189 Rafales (we're pretty much sure to invest in the DEDIRA program as well)
> 300+ Su-30MKIs (272 ordered so far, but atleast 50 more are likely)
> 244 FGFAs as per current requirement (but buy the time the first order of 60 fighters is half-fulfilled, the time to phase out the older Flankers would have probably begun)
That said, I'm really not buying into the F-16 news right now.
Разговор мне кажется интересным по той причине, что мы с индусами в похожем положении
- Обладаем ЯО
- Большая территория
- Враги с нескольких направлений
- Угроза исламского терроризма не реальна, а очень реальна и болезненна
- Враги могут пользоваться поддержкой США.
Мне нравится что они 250 Су-30МКИ называют "мало", мы же покупаем дай бох 120 и говорим о том, как мы обмазались МФИ, прям утонули в них. Индусы, похоже, верят в большие батальоны и мегатонны бомб в час на голову наступающих.
Почти 1К МФИ для них "достаточно", а не "много". При территории существенно меньшей нашей.
