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There's a big question mark on whether this will interest the IAF or MoD or not. Anyway, this is just a very initial concept. It'll need to go through several stages before the design is even refined. As of now it's clearly just a warmed up Marut NG.

IAI and Godrej making crashworthy seats for helicopters and fixed wing airplanes Apparently they're going to be making ejection seats as well in the future. Source : Alpha Defense IAF Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari is flying the lead Tejas Mk1 fighter as part of the Gurukul formation This...

Suryakirans with a IAF C-17 Globemaster Rudra and Prachand

Not offered, not evaluated and not happening. The Rafale M is the likeliest IN fighter, and if it's not it, then it's the Super Hornet. Ok done. Now bugger off and go lick some Pakistani boots.

While I believe the F-21 is a seriously capable 4.5 gen fighter, the IAF can make do without another foreign 4.5 gen type. Just more of the Rafales makes most sense. Especially if the IN is also going in for the Rafale M as is being widely guessed. But PM Modi is no mood to go in for imports...

I didn't see a separate Aero India thread. Anyway I have no preference per se.

Netra formation at the inaugural day of Aero India 2023 image credit - Hukum

It won't have FBW technology? Says who? And how much of it will be alloy versus composite, that HAL hasn't even disclosed, so you're jumping the gun by calling it as "all metal body" like it's some automobile. Anyway I'm not going to keep arguing with you on the merits of this program...

There you go, more details on the proposed HLFT-42 by Shiv Aroor HAL unveils clean sheet supersonic trainer

What do you mean by "challenge ourselves"? Tejas Mk2, AMCA and TEDBF are all sanctioned programs in a way. the Services are all behind them and work is on-going. HAL has the resources to start this program otherwise they wouldn't. They're not fools. They're going to be spending internal...

Tejas Mk1A is well past any design stage. It is on track for delivery to the IAF by February 2023. Tejas Mk2 has cleared CDR and prototype fabrication is where all the action is currently, apart from all the avionics and software development that will be going on. TEDBF has had PDR documents...

HTT-40 is already in production now. The project team size has been cut down and designers moved to other projects. The focus is on production of the HTT-40 now for the IAF. And an HTT-40 armed variant will likely follow. HJT-36 Sitara is not in design either. It is only undergoing flight...

not even close. The HLFT-42 is a clean sheet design. But I'm puzzled myself as to why they're going with a single engine design instead of HTFE-25 based twin engine LFTA. It would then imply a GE F-404 derivative engine to achieve wet thrust of 80+ kN (can see the afterburner nozzle in the...

Looks like they're going with 24-30 months from date of Cabinet Committee on Security approval for roll-out of the first prototype. That is what a tweet by Grp Cpt HV Thakur had indicated. The CCS approval released funds (Rs 6500 crores) for the Tejas Mk2 program officially. That happened on...

Twin seat N-LCA Mk1 (NP1) coming in to land Single seat N-LCA Mk1 (NP2) coming in to land Trapped! NP2 Taking off

Prachand.. Pic courtesy - Gaurav Chordia

Exactly. One only has to see what a turn-around there has been in UP to see what his capability is. UP and Bihar have been basket cases since independence pretty much. The economic engines of India were always elsewhere. But if Yogi can harness the human potential in UP, bring law and order...

$4 billion won't fetch India more than 36 Rafales or 56 odd Tejas fighters. Whereas there are 270 Su-30MKIs in service, with all the attendant infra, training and experience in place. Plus there is no platform in terms of range, payload and endurance like the Su-30MKI, which is a boon for the...

It can all turn around quickly if the Indian National Congress with it's 4 dozen allies comes back to power. The Narendra Modi govt has a very strong focus on basics like education, toilets, schools, hospitals and both digital as well as real infrastructure and has pushed lobbyists and their...