IAF fleet to rise to 2,000; opportunities in repair to grow: Official
The number of military aircraft in the country will soon increase to 2,000 from the present 1,400, thus opening up more opportunities for the MSME sector in repair and overhaul, a senior IAF officer said on Friday.
There will be a huge requirement of aircraft in the next 10 to 20 years in military aviation of the country, said Air Marshall R K S Shera, Air Officer Maintenance of the IAF.
“The number is going to blow up from whatever we have today at 1,400, it will rise to 2,000 soon,” he said at a programme here.
The induction of medium transport aircraft, Airbus C295, in the IAF will begin soon, he said adding that the force has already inducted Rafale figher jets from Dassault Aviation of France.
