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Thats why i said lets first see a MOD approval and wait for green lighting this project. Typically unless and untill there is a big corporate backing this project whose financial credibility is pretty good, the investments wont show results fora reasonably long time

Each of your points is absolutely spot on and in fact in my mind as well. But it all begins from the point when MOD sanctions this project. Bcz the way it is , it may take over the LCA Mk2 story completely. Now with the maker saying with Safran deal for Kaveri and HTFE 35 engines, LSA can be made twin engine

it adds further twists bcz an aircraft project even with proven tech and say with an ability to pick and choose from a ala carte menu of systems and sub systems requires basically 1. a proper choice in terms of efficiency vs cost, 2. Gestation time before the systems are available for assembling, 3. Money upfront and contracts to procure such system which requires financial backing

If Israel is really there than yes it adds credibility but will they be really there? we dont have an answer for that.. For me its all about MIC. If a pvt sector company can get this breakthrough.. even if it takes 10 years, i am looking at the spark where big majors like Tata, reliance, mahindras, etc invest in own in house designs

and develop a jet from teh scratch either by partial assembling or pick and choose from ala carte menu of proven tech if they can afford to procure and localise it.. I am looking at Lockheed Martins, Boeings, Northup kind of companies in 2 decades in India

and thus thats why i wish to see if we can get LSA project done. Bcz we saw HAL tejas, Now i wish to see a pvt sector project for a jet too. Ultimately whther it succeeds or not is long future thing, but i wish to see indian corporates , SMEs and MIC dream such things..

About capability its a big over the top marketing. Need to prove that on field.. His wordings at times sounds like Saab which also does over the top comparisions. He is banking on Rafale deal for Engine tech, Spectra and active cancellation stuff. In simple words he believes with time by his side and superior tech of today, he can make a bettr plane tomorrow

of course Rafale will evolve too but important point is unless rafale comes in big numbers of 200-300 + for IAF and IN, French side wont share everything like we desire. Secondly, his version of fighting for future based on stealth is WVR not BVR .. again this is a new concept to me.. staying undetected reasonably that long is very very challenging

If LSA can do it, then it opens up a new theater of aerial combat and actually makes the Ground Radars kind of junk pieces or even 5th gen jets look like fools.. But then what if its true? i know it sounds logically very very dreamy.. But i am willing to give that 1% chance to see if we learn something new..

May be come out with something which can be used in our other combat jets. So i say lets wait for it for approval. Either way today DM MP said in parliament that LCA meet partially light fighter requirement. Its in Tejas sticky

So what options we have.. Mk2, Combat hawk and textron Scorpion and uber costly Gripen besides LSA. Out of all this , the best choice is Combat Hawk and LSA. First bet is definitely Combat hawk but that has limitations. So i am trying to see if LSA can be realised and if it meets our requirements.

Anyway i am really wishing DM MP sends the note and rafale deal +MII is done and dusted. Once rafale comes in hands of IAF, then i guess everything including our doctrine will change completely. may be we will stop talking about the need for another light fighter only.

Guys I don't know whether you are taking the LSA seriously or not, but what my understanding says is that, instead of LSA, india should stick to the AMCA, which is exactly what LSA is.

My understanding also says that, the tech. is an evolutionary event not a revolutionary, so develop the subsystem on the MK-2 of LCA like Optical fibre based FBW, Sensor fussion, Mission computer and RCS reduction, spoofing, supression techniques.

My Understanding also says that in case of Stealth enemy you need Very low RCS UCAV aka VUSAV, which in air2air fight will be forward with AMCA at the back providing read time updates to VUSAV.

Those VUSAV should be developed in a steamline of AURA project. When those VUSAV would be backed by powerful Radar of AMCA and kept on silent mode, they could close on to the enemy and fire long range BVR in buddy mode (Astra have that mode) and would turn right and would cut the enemy radar in parallel, thus remain invisible even when inside the enemy radar range.

My understanding also says that, in future the direct energy weapon would be used, and before it is miniturised to be put on the smaller planes, we would need the bigger planes like MKI, so the development should be on the medium category atleast like AMCA and not something like LSA.

The way it looks to me with CAG rap and MKI issues at present and in future upgrades, we might see some pruning of FGFA unless project is delayed a lot.. bcz we will focus more on twin engined medium class and we will go for anything other than Russian jets due to numerous Fiasco's