Interview questions Flashcards
Vice Cheif of Air Staff
Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh
Name some helicopters used by IAF?
HAL Dhruv, Chetak, Cheetah, Mil - Mi-8,26,35
What do you know about Nirbhay cruise missile?
Nirbhay is a long-range subsonic cruise missile capable of penetrating deep into enemy territory and accurately striking high-value targets. India’s first indigenously produced cruise missile is the Nirbhay. Nirbhay is currently launched using a mobile articulated launcher. This missile will be launched from both sea and air platforms. India is one of only a few countries capable of designing and developing cruise missiles of this type.
Maintenance Air Command
Nagpur Maharashtra
What is AMRAAM?
Stands for Advanced medium range air to air missile
Used by F16 in dog fight between India and Pakistan
Training Air Command
Bengaluru Karnataka
What is FGFA?
Fifth generation fighter aircraft
The proposed FGFA will have air combat superiority, high tactical capability, group action capability in the regions even with poor communication support. The aircraft will have advanced features like
Increased Stealth
Supersonic cruise
Data link and network centric warfare capability.
FGFA will be co-developed with Russians. Sukhoi Design Bureau (SDB) has been selected as the Russian agency for this development project.
What is the contribution of DRDO?
DRDO’s pursuit of self-reliance and successful indigenous development and production of strategic systems and platforms such as
- Agni and Prithvi series of missiles;
- light combat aircraft, Tejas;
- multi-barrel rocket launcher, Pinaka
- air defence system, Akash;
- a wide range of radars and electronic warfare systems; etc.,
- have given quantum jump to India’s military might, generating effective deterrence and providing crucial leverage.
Major Operations by IAF
Operation Vijay - Capture of Goa and Daman and Diu
Operation Meghdoot -Siachin Glacier
Operation Cactus - Malvadives coup attempt
Operation Poomalai - Support tamil tigers during sri lanka civil war
Operation safed sagar - kargil war
What do you know about Indian Air Force?
- Founded on 8 October 1932.
- 3rd strongest Air force
1,70,000 active and 1,40,000 reserve personnel and 1926 aircraft - Played major part in different wars achieving impossible feats
- Serving in UN Peacekeeping force actively
What is COMCASA agreement between US-India?
Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement
COMCASA is meant to facilitate use of high-end secured communication equipment to be installed on military platforms being sold to India by US to fully exploit their potential.
It essentially provides legal framework for transfer of communication security equipment from US to India that will facilitate interoperability between armed forces of both countries and potentially with other militaries that use US-origin systems for secure data links.
What engine is being used in TEJAS?
The LCA Tejas is powered by a single GE-404-IN20 engine.
Name 2 transport aircraft?
Dornier
Boeing c-17 globemaster
Antonov
What is MMRCA?
Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft
The Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) competition, also known as the MRCA tender, was a competition to supply 126 multi-role combat aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF).
How many missile TEJAS can carry?
8 air to air bvr missiles
What is SPICE 2000?
a ‘guidance kit’ that is attached to a standard warhead or bomb.
Used in Balakot Air Strike
Is short for ‘Smart, Precise-Impact and Cost-Effective’
AH 64-E Apache
- Most lethal helicopters in the world. Boeing has made over 2,100 machines until now with their first one being introduced in service in 1984.
- The chopper is equipped with infrared systems, day-night operability and can fire Hellfire missiles apart from arsenal of 70 mm rockets and an automatic cannon. India will also be acquiring Hellfire missiles and rockets.
What is HAL AMCA programme?
The HAL Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) is an Indian programme to develop a fifth-generation stealth, multirole combat aircraft for the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy which will also include sixth-generation technologies.
The design of the aircraft is carried out by Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). It is expected to be produced by a public-private joint venture between the DRDO, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), and an Indian private company.
The development cost is estimated to be around ₹15,000 crore (~$2 billion).
Do you know what is AWACS?
An airborne early warning and control system is an airborne radar system designed to detect aircraft, ships, vehicles, missiles, and other incoming projectiles at long ranges and perform command and control of the battlespace in an air engagement by directing fighter and attack aircraft strikes.
On 26 January 2002, _____ became the first and so far, only five-star rank officer of the IAF.
Air Marshal Arjan Singh ( Marshal Of Air Force)
Tell recent achievements of ISRO?
Chandrayaan-1, 2008
Mangalyaan, Mars Orbiter Mission, 2013
Chandrayaan-2, 2019
Gaganyaan
INSAT series
GSAT series
Cartosat series
Why it took so much time in TEJAS induction?
Major problem - one third of the parts were imported including the engine and after the war of 1998 US imposed sanction on India pushing back the Project
What is the difference between Mirage 2000 and MiG21?
The Dassault Mirage 2000 is a French multirole, single-engine fourth-generation fighter jet manufactured by Dassault Aviation. Bought in 1998
Used in 1999 Kargil war and Ballot airstrike
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG 21 is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union.
bought in 1959
What is India’s defence budget?
The Union Budget for Financial Year 2023-24 envisages a total outlay of Rs 45,03,097 crore. Of this, Ministry of Defence has been allocated a total Budget of Rs 5,93,537.64 crore, which is 13.18 % of the total budget.
