HAL Tejas | Updates, News & Discussions-[Thread 2]

[DesiGuy1403]

Great achievement.
And Kudos to the current govt without whose initiative Tejas might have been scrapped.

Now is the time to build on this and hopefully Parrikar & Co are looking to do just that.

 

[SQ8]

4 jets intially with a full strength SQN within 18 months, it remains to be seen what operational difficulties arise and if they do this is why the first SQN is intially based at HAL's airport before shifting to Sular from 2018 onwards.


A weird metric sir, plenty of modern jets and military projects have taken just as long, if not longer, to enter operational service.


I'm not going to deny the project has failed to meet many of its orginal deadlines and the reasons for this are diverse and well known but I think it would be foolish to look at past failures and extrapolate future failure. Additionally, it would be equally foolish to ignore that under this new GoI there has been a change in the fortunes of the project and a tangible uptake in the project's output as it receives governmental support and just as importantly, scrutiny that it had been missing in the past. The timelines now in place are more justifiable and credible as a result, alas the proof will be in the pudding.

Again, you are telling me of what-if timelines on a project with a known track record of not delivering. Lets see after 18 months.

No modern military jet has taken 15 years to produce 4 prototypes that are restricted in both flight performance and operational capability. Even the F-35 with its massive revolutions in technology and well know project overruns and mismanagement has 60 examples in service and operational training. How many IAF pilots are Tejas qualified?

The rest again is discussing future developments, and the pudding will tell.

 

[Abingdonboy]

No modern military jet has taken 15 years to produce 4 prototypes

18 prototypes since 2000.

I don't know why you think this SQN is going to be made up of prototypes. The SQN is being formed of SP (series production) a/c.

Even the F-35 with its massive revolutions in technology and well know project overruns and mismanagement has 60 examples in service and operational training.

Apples and oranges, the development of the LCA project is maybe $3BN, the F-35's is >$160BN (and still growing) and coming from the most advanced nation in the world with the most capable industrial base in human histroy. The LCA project has literally created an aerospace industry from scratch.

How many IAF pilots are Tejas qualified?

That is a question only the IAF or HAL can answer.

The rest again is discussing future developments, and the pudding will tell.

Agreed.

 

[Khafee]

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[Kraitcorp]

Indian Air Force will raise the first squadron of home-grown Light Combat Aircraft Tejas with the induction of two aircraft into the force in Bengaluru today. HAL will hand over the first two Tejas aircraft to IAF which will make up the 'Flying Daggers' 45, the name of the first squadron of the LCA.

 

[Ankit Kumar]

18 prototypes since 2000.

I don't know why you think this SQN is going to be made up of prototypes. The SQN is being formed of SP (series production) a/c.


Apples and oranges, the development of the LCA project is maybe $3BN, the F-35's is >$160BN (and still growing) and coming from the most advanced nation in the world with the most capable industrial base in human histroy. The LCA project has literally created an aerospace industry from scratch.


That is a question only the IAF or HAL can answer.


Agreed.

20 Tejas produced till now.
Phase 2, and phase 3 combined cost is 1.49 Billion USD. The phase one is sub billion USD.

Quite an achievement if we have started building fighter jets on this little drop of amount. Also while tackling problems from " No budget for the 50%of its development Time" to " No technical ability at the beginning. ".

No nation can do this at this mere budget and through this many problems in a time frame less than us. a challenge.

 

[Stephen Cohen]

@Abingdonboy

Indians have EVERY right to be HAPPY with the Progress of Tejas

Only we can understand how HARD and painful the journey has been

That is because we have done all the hard work ourselves ; faced setbacks and disappointments ; fallen down numerous times GOT up again but we DID not Quit

Now there is NO looking back ; The future is going to be even better

 

[SpArK]

http://timesofindia.

BENGALURU: HAL Tejas , also known as the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), has been inducted into the [URL='http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Indian-Air-Force']Indian Air Force. Two of the single-engine multi-role fighter jets, pegged to be the world's smallest and lightest supersonic fighter, were handed over to the Air Force. They will be stationed in Bengaluru, as part of the first Tejassquadron called 'Flying Daggers'.

Friday marked the end of a 33-year-old wait for an indigenous fighter, but Tejas still has a lot of imported material in it, including its heart, a GE engine.

As TOI has reported earlier, the Flying Daggers squadron will have the SP-1 and SP-2 versions of Tejas. The squadron is expected to reach full strength by 2018-2020.Six more Tejas fighters are expected to be inducted into the squadron by the end of the current financial year.

Group Captain M Rangachari will be the first Commanding Officer of the Flying Daggers squadron. He will have seven officers under him initially, 42 air warriors and about 20 non-commissioned officers.

Dr Kota Harinarayana, termed the father of LCA, said decades of hard work and learning have finally paid off.


Air Marshal Jasbir Walia, Air Officer Commanding-in Chief of the Air Force's Southern Command and Deputy Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Baduria were also present on Friday, filling in for Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, who had flown in the Tejas last month and said the plane is fit for induction.




HAL is expected to deliver two more aircraft in the next few months. Sources in HALsaid that the third aircraft would be delivered by the end of the next month end. There is no confirmation on when the fourth will be delivered.

indiatimes.com/india/HAL-Tejas-LCA-inducted-into-Indian-Air-Force/articleshow/53001736.cms[/URL]

 

[SpArK]

HAL Tejas supersonic fighter jets inducted into Indian Air Force


http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...rce-6-things-to-know/articleshow/53001820.cms

 

[Perpendicular]

FINALLY

 

[Dandpatta]

The aircrafts to be inducted into the squadrons will have TEJAS splattered under the canopies? Hope not ! Tactical a/cs better do away with names of a/c.

 

[chanikya]

Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) has finally been inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) today. IAF has raised the first squadron of Tejas with the induction of two aircraft into the force and plans to put the LCA in combat role by 2017.

Two LCA Tejas have been handed over by HAL to "Flying Daggers" 45, the name of the first squadron of the LCA.

The induction comes at a time when IAF desperately needs replacement for its MiG 21s. IAF has a depleting fighter aircraft strength, and while Tejas has been designed for only light combat, it will nevertheless provide a much needed boost to the air force.

ALSO ON MSN: Let's just toast the flight of the Tejas!

Tejas is said to be the world's smallest lightweight, multi-role single engine tactical fighter aircraft. It is a single engined, light weight, highly agile, multi-role supersonic fighter.

The combat aircraft uses fourth generation technologies and has intentionally been made longitudinally unstable to enhance manoeuvrability. Tejas is equipped with a quadruplex digital fly-by-wire flight control system to ease handling by the pilot.

RECOMMENDED: Meet 'Made in India' Tejas

Last month, IAF chief Arup Raha had his first sortie in the Tejas, after which he called it a "good aircraft for induction". "It is my first sortie in Tejas, it is a good aircraft for induction into IAF operations," Raha said.



Tejas LCA: Everything you need to know

http://www.msn.com/en-in/news/newsi...air-forces-combat-power/ar-AAhPyEr?li=AAggbRNhttp://www.msn.com/en-in/news/newsi...air-forces-combat-power/ar-AAhPyEr?li=AAggbRN

 

[GURU DUTT]

Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) has finally been inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) today. IAF has raised the first squadron of Tejas with the induction of two aircraft into the force and plans to put the LCA in combat role by 2017.

Two LCA Tejas have been handed over by HAL to "Flying Daggers" 45, the name of the first squadron of the LCA.

The induction comes at a time when IAF desperately needs replacement for its MiG 21s. IAF has a depleting fighter aircraft strength, and while Tejas has been designed for only light combat, it will nevertheless provide a much needed boost to the air force.

ALSO ON MSN: Let's just toast the flight of the Tejas!

Tejas is said to be the world's smallest lightweight, multi-role single engine tactical fighter aircraft. It is a single engined, light weight, highly agile, multi-role supersonic fighter.

The combat aircraft uses fourth generation technologies and has intentionally been made longitudinally unstable to enhance manoeuvrability. Tejas is equipped with a quadruplex digital fly-by-wire flight control system to ease handling by the pilot.

RECOMMENDED: Meet 'Made in India' Tejas

Last month, IAF chief Arup Raha had his first sortie in the Tejas, after which he called it a "good aircraft for induction". "It is my first sortie in Tejas, it is a good aircraft for induction into IAF operations," Raha said.



Tejas LCA: Everything you need to know

http://www.msn.com/en-in/news/newsi...air-forces-combat-power/ar-AAhPyEr?li=AAggbRNhttp://www.msn.com/en-in/news/newsi...air-forces-combat-power/ar-AAhPyEr?li=AAggbRN

now the work should be focused on giving it a weight reduction better aerodynamic profile lesser drag and of course a new air induction system like that on F35 and an AESA(GaN based) radar and combined EW-ECM and avionics suite

 

[Devil Soul]

India's first home-built fighter jet enters service after 33 years
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NEW DELHI: India's first locally-built combat aircraft officially took to the skies on Friday, 33 years after it was cleared for development, marking a long-held goal of cutting expensive imports to build a domestic defence-industrial base.

India's fighter aircraft fleet, made up of a mix of Russian, British and French planes, is down to 33 squadrons as against the air force's requirement of 45 to face Pakistan and China.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has nudged the military to accept the first version of the "Tejas" Light Combat Aircraft to make up for the shortfall while a more powerful subsequent model is under development.

Indian Air Force officers broke coconuts and priests held multi-faith ceremonies to mark the induction of two planes in the southern city of Bengaluru. Later, the aircraft took off in the colours of the air force as fire tenders sprayed water on he tarmac in a military ritual.

"Moment of national pride. Indigenously developed Tejas fighter jet inducted into Air Force. Tejas will take our air strength to new heights," Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, who has led the drive for indigenisation, said in a Twitter post.

Early this month China said it is still testing its first stealth fighter, the J-20, but it would enter service soon.

The single-seat Indian fighter is considered superior to counterparts like the JF-17 aircraft jointly built by China and Pakistan.

Tejas has had no accident in 3,000 hours of flying and its use of composites helps lower its radar signature, making it harder to detect early, air force officials said.

"The LCA is as good as any in the world in its class," said retired Air Vice Marshal Manmohan Bahadur now a fellow at the Centre for Air Power Studies in New Delhi.

But the challenge for state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), which is making the aircraft, will be to stick to the production schedule as the air force seeks to arrest the decline in the number of planes it can deploy, he said.

HAL only has the capacity to produce four Tejas planes a year, a government-appointed audit committee said in a report last year.

The plan is to increase production capacity to eight, a defence ministry official said on Friday.

India is separately negotiating for the purchase of 36 top end Rafale fighter planes from France's Dassault Aviation, a scaled-back deal that has been hanging fire since 2012.

 

[chanikya]

Yup bro! as IAF also started to follow the way of IN, indeed it will be done and even with this step of IAF, HAL with get confidence and boost its capabilities.