Top 5 Most Dangerous Fighter Aircrafts Currently in Service 2016,Indian Airforce

Indian Airforce is the 4th Largest Airforce in the world with the size of 127,000 active personnel and approximately 1820 active aircrafts. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict.Here are the TOP 5 Most Dangerous Aircrafts Currently in Service 2016 with Indian AirForce.

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1)Sukhoi Su-30 Mki Multirole Air Superiority Fighter

The Sukhoi Su-30Mki is a twin-jet Air Superiority Fighter designed and developed by Russia’s Sukhoi and built under licencby India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).It is specially made to serve its service in Indian Air force.su-304__1434753Fighter.253.3.86




Sukhoi-30MKI is the heavy ,long range all weather fighter.The Su-30MKI had introduced in IAS in September 27,2002 and till now IAS has more than 200 Sukhoi  SU-30MKI’s.The SU-30Mki has the unmatched capabilities .The aircraft is fitted with  Indian specifications  ,Indian System and Indian Avionics.It is also integrated with sub-system of France and Israel.It is one of the aircraft with relaxed stability,reliability and manoeuvrability.

Indian Air Force Currently have 220 Sukhoi-Su-30MkI Multirole Air Superiority Fighter .Total of 272 on order that will be delivered by 2018-2019.All the aircrafts to be upgraded to super Sukhoi  Standards.Read More….

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2)HAL Tejas Multirole Fighter 

The Tejas single-seat,single-engine,lightweight ,high agility supersonic multirole fighter aircraft developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.It comes from Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) ,programme which began in 1980s to replace the India’s ageing Mig-21 Fighters.later on then Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee  officially named the aircraft as “Tejas” meaning “Radiant”.




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The Tejas took off its maiden flight in January 4,2001 and introduced  in Indian Air force in January 17,2015.It is the second supersonic fighter developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) after HAL HF-24 Marut.Total 16 Tejas are built till January 2015.The design and development programme is being led by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) of the Indian Department of Defence with the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) as the prime contractor.

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Indian Airforce currently have 9 HAL TEJAS with 119 more on Order. A total of 294 Mk.I and Mk.IIHNAEsiu65az2zs2e3 aircraft may be ordered to equip 14 squadrons replacing the MiG-21 and MiG-27. The first aircraft entered service on 17 January 2015, with FOC expected by late 2015 and first full squadron operational by 2017-2018.Read More….

3)Mikoyan MiG-29 Air Superiority Fighter

Mikoyan MIG-29 Multirole Air superiority Fighter is an twin-engine super manoeuvrable jet fighter aircraft designed in the Sovient Union.The Mig-29 has produced in different variants such as multirole Mikoyan Mig-29M and the Navalised Mikoyan MiG-29K and the most advanced member of the MiG family is MiG-35.



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MiG-29 entered in service in July 1983 and took its maiden flight in October 1977.the Mig-29 comes under the one of the Indian Air Force premier air fighter.The aircraft was always appreciated for its unrivalled raw performance.

The Indian Air Force Upgrade its MiG-29s to MiG-29 UPG standard.The version has more advanced foreign made avionics suite,latest engine,weapon control system and many more.




IAF Currently have Total 69 Mig-29  with 10 Upgraded Mig-29UPG



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The Dassault Mirage 2000 is a French multirole, single-engine fourth-generation jet fighter manufactured by Dassault Aviation. It was designed in the late 1970s as a lightweight fighter based on the Mirage III for the French Air Force.mirage__1435007918_27.255.177.229
Over 600 aircraft were built and it has been in service with nine nations; Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Greece, India, Peru, Qatar, Taiwan and the United Arab Emirates.
Indian Air Force currently have 50 Dassault Mirrage 2000 in service with three different versions ;39 Dassault  M2000H  ,9 Dassault M2000TH and 2 aircrafts of Dassault Mirage 2000I/TI version.They all are upgraded to remain operational until 2040 in Indian Air Force.Read More…




5)Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21 Fighter Aircraft.  
                 

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft,designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union.Early version are known as Second-Generation jet fighter while the later versions are considered to be third-Generation Jet Fighters.

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Approximately 60 countries over four continents have flown the MiG-21, and it still serves many nations a half-century after its maiden flight.It is the Most-produced supersonic jet aircraft in aviation history.
The Indian Airforce has currently have 245 Mig-21 Fighter Aircraft.Two versions are present in IAF ; MiG-21 Bison and MiG-21 MF. MiG-21MF was retired from IAF in 2015. It was being replaced by the HAL Tejas.Remaining 150 aircraft, including upgraded MiG-21 Bisons, to be phased out by 2022 or 2025.These are replaced by the Tejas.