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Despite Flaws, India to Induct Tejas Mark-1A Fighter

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BTW I'm sorry I had to post that picture, as NO I do not find it good to see accidents, ones that cause loss of life. No disrespect to the pilot intended, only to your stupidity.
Which bird is this?
 
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Each squadron of the Tejas Mark-1A will have about 16 to 18 aircraft.



New Delhi: At least seven squadrons of the indigenously-made Tejas Mark-1A will be inducted in the Indian Air Force to make up for the lack of fighters, despite its flaws. The aircraft continues to grapple with thrust issues, which restricts its weapon-carrying capabilities.

Top Defence Ministry sources have told NDTV that "The IAF needs to have a minimum number of aircraft at all times. Till the time indigenously-built Tejas Mark-2 is ready this is best option available." The IAF, it is learnt, has accepted the ministry's decision. Each squadron of the Tejas Mark-1A will have about 16 to 18 aircraft.


The Indian Air Force or IAF will be losing four squadrons of fighters - three MiG 21 squadrons and a MiG 27 squadron - this year and will be losing rest of the 10-odd squadrons of the vintage Russian-made MiGs in phases by 2022.

India is buying 32 Medium Multi Role fighters from France to make up for the lack of the fighters, but needs over 120 lightweight fighters to be used for air defence and intercept oncoming enemy aircraft.


Production of the Tejas Mark-1A can start immediately from the existing manufacturing facilities of the Defence public sector unit Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or HAL.

The Tejas Mark-2 or the improved version will not be ready for induction or series production before 2024-2025. Powered by the General Electric F404-GE-IN20 engine, the Tejas Mark-1A, is slightly more proficient than the current aircraft that is under series production, but continues to be marred with thrust issues. The Light Combat Aircraft MK-1 failed to meet the requirements of the IAF. Nonetheless, to keep the aircraft building programme alive, the IAF has agreed to buy 40 Tejas Mark-1.

Earlier, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India or CAG had pointed that Tejas Mark-1 had severe flaws and didn't meet many critical requirements of the IAF - these included limited "operational capabilities" besides being "overweight." The CAG report placed before houses of Parliament said "the LCA Mark-1 currently under development has shortfalls in meeting the engine thrust and other parameters such as weight of the aircraft, fuel capacity, pilot protection from front against 7.62 mm bullets."

The Defence Research and Development Organisation or DRDO and the HAL have promised to carry out changes that will make the Mark-1A more agile and more capable.

Sources told NDTV that changes will be made in the ballast and the landing gear making the Tejas Mark-1A about 1000 kilograms lighter from the current 6500 kilograms. Besides, Tejas Mark-1A would also be armed by Israeli made radars instead of the heavier but indigenously-made EL/M-2032 lightweight multi-mode radar.

Despite Flaws, India to Induct Tejas Mark-1A Fighter - NDTV


IAF will be like.....


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Which bird is this?

That's a JF 17. Admittedly in poor taste, but I have not seen a Tejas thread without horrible trolling by the same bunch of Pakistanis who seem to enjoy a realllllyyy long leash. Look at the troll who posted that cartoon, he has positive ratings but NIL negative ones. As I do not make the game, I just play it.
 
Great news. We can. Develop mk1A as well as mk2 simultaneously even after induction. If 40+ 60 happens hal we get experience d in making tejas and it will be much easier to produce mk2. Now all news of f16in or sh18 will stop:yahoo:
 
It's pathetic to see that IAF has zero knowledge about the R&D. They should have studied at least from a small product based company, how R&D works. Even a small product matures only after field deployment, in the process it will require a lot of hardware and software upgrades that's inevitable.

All the renault nissan new models have startup issues after 10000km, due to transformer getting faulty which is supplied by BOSCH, after field deployment only it was found. Now the company is squeezing their heads to answer the lakhs of customers who bought the new models. It's part and parcel of R&D even for the most veteran. IAF is really stupid, they should have inducted a squadron by now to iron out the issues and mature the platform further, if they are really wise.
 
LOL - despite flaws and knows what this Tejas is all about, indian ppl here on this forum comparing it with JF ..

you should ask your gov what is the point of so much economy riches if they will need to get tejas just to support their ego that they have developed something ???

IAF , with all knowledge is accepting this as a ministry decision should also put any future loss to ministry ..

SHAME
 
Hi All,

is there any possibility of the BVR missile tests in sept 29- oct 1 window?
thats even more exciting..:smitten:
 
At Last 30 year old dream coming to reality. :-) BTW 2024 time frame for mark2 seems to late.
 
It like ....
in Class 10 A .....John got 25 marks in math but he came first in class
in Class 10 B .... Tom got 85 marks in math but he had 10th position in class

Now John is making fun of Tom
Yaar yeh johny aur tommy ke kisse choro. seedi saadi baat kero.
 
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