{"id":12052,"date":"2026-08-13T16:47:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T16:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12052"},"modified":"2026-08-13T16:47:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T16:47:23","slug":"iaf-starts-process-to-look-for-150-new-gen-jet-trainers-to-replace-its-aging-hawk-fleet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12052","title":{"rendered":"IAF starts process to look for 150 new-gen jet trainers to replace its aging Hawk fleet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"UgCrb clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"XYebw\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"IYpL4\">\n<section class=\"lIbak  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  mR3IZ \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"lIbak\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"dV65i\">\n<div class=\"gF0tM\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133218499,imgsize-52212,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/ageing-hawk-fleet.jpg\" alt=\"IAF starts process to look for 150 new-gen jet trainers to replace its aging Hawk fleet\" title=\"IAF\u2019s aging Hawk Mk-132 to be replaced\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"XsNYN img_cptn\"><span title=\"IAF\u2019s aging Hawk Mk-132 to be replaced\">IAF\u2019s aging Hawk Mk-132 to be replaced<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: To modernise its aircraft fleet that will train its future pilots, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has taken the first step for acquisition of next-generation jet trainers by floating a tender for 150 such aircraft.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The new trainers, once acquired, will replace IAF\u2019s aging Hawk Mk-132 advanced jet trainers, which is considered to be one of the largest trainer procurement drives of the decade.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The IAF has floated a Request for Information (RFI) for \u201ctrainer aircraft for Stage-III (F) and associated equipment\u201d and issued it to Indian and global manufacturers, with responses due by Oct 5. Trials will be conducted in India on a no-cost-no-commitment basis. <!-- -->RFI is the very first step to gather information about capabilities of potential suppliers and explore market options before going for the acquisition process.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>The Stage-III (F) trainers will be the final link in the training chain before pilots move to operational fighter squadrons. They will have to familiarise rookie pilots with airborne radars, electronic warfare systems and beyond-visual-range missiles before they graduate to frontline fighters such as the Rafale and Tejas and eventually the future Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component hRz9_ undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ageing Hawk fleet\" msid=\"133218530\" width=\"\" title=\"Hawk Mk-132 advanced jet trainers\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-133218530\/ageing-hawk-fleet.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Hawk Mk-132 advanced jet trainers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The new acquisition aims to overhaul the service\u2019s pilot training pipeline, bridging the steep operational leap between basic turboprop trainers and high-performance 4.5 and 5th-generation combat jets.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Besides India\u2019s HAL HLFT-42, which is India\u2019s indigenous supersonic Lead-In Fighter Trainer under development, likely foreign contenders could be Leonardo M-346 Master (Italy), KAI \/Lockheed Martin T-50 Golden Eagle (South Korea); Yakovlev Yak-130 (Russia) and Boeing \/ Saab T-7A Red Hawk (USA).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The request for proposal is tentatively scheduled for Dec 2027, with deliveries to be completed within 60 months of the effective date of the contract.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/defence\/news\/iaf-starts-process-to-look-for-150-new-gen-jet-trainers-to-replace-its-aging-hawk-fleet\/articleshow\/133218445.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link 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