 "IAF has abandoned its plan to upgrade 80 Jaguar fighters with new Honeywell engines")
The Indian Air Force (IAF), already short of 12 squadrons from its authorised fleet of 42, is now facing an even bigger aircraft shortfall.
With US engine maker, Honeywell, demanding what IAF sources term an “exorbitant” price for its F-125IN engines, the IAF has told Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) that it has abandoned its plan to upgrade 80 Jaguar fighters with new Honeywell engines.
The IAF operates a fleet of 120 Jaguar fighters, comprising six squadrons. It had planned to retire the oldest 40 (two squadrons) in the early 2020s and “re-engine” the remaining 80 (four squadrons), which would then
