4th quarter 2024 roleout
1st flight 2025
Production starts in 2028
And till then they will keep producing Tejas mk-1 a
Additional order for atleast 50 mk-1a
To add context..............
The differential between India and Pakistan has been steadily increasing over the years
and as of today India is almost 12 times of Pakistan's economy and almost 2 times Per capita GDP
It looks great but I find he Navy LCA mk-1 a lot better. I just hope they do away with the present dual color scheme and paint the nose cone the same as the rest of the aircraft!
Yes it was in the cold box but after the success of HTT-40, they have revamped the project and hired Bihrle Applied Research as a consultant to resolve the problem and came up with modified solution you can see in the pic below
And its spin and recovery tests are going on for last couple of months
Orbiter
Weight - 2,379 kg
Electric Generation Capability - 1,000 W
At the time of launch, the Chandrayaan 2 Orbiter will be capable of communicating with Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) at Byalalu as well as the Vikram Lander. The mission life of the Orbiter is one year and it will be placed...