CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The future of fighter jets after 2028 will be Tejas Mark2 and the advanced medium combat aircraft. The new set of tactical lift planes, the C295, will be produced by a joint venture between Airbus and Tata.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fighters. ADA has completed design work on an Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), which is a twin-engined 5.5 generation stealth multirole fighter with the capability to fly uncrewed. It will complement the HAL Tejas, the Sukhoi Su-30MKI, MWF and the Dassault Rafale in the Indian Air Force.

Detailed explanation-3: -India’s air force is now slated to acquire nearly 20 squadrons, with 18 aircraft in each, of three indigenously-developed fighter types: the Tejas Mk1A, Tejas Mk2 and the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA). All told, this will see more than 350 of the aircraft manufactured by 2045.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Air Force currently has over 60 air stations all over India.