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[Novice09]

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LCA Tejas LSP-3 Makes Maiden Flight!

 

[MZUBAIR]

Wts the new radar and engine for LCA?
Is any one agree to offer u an Engine after the refusal of lockhead?

 

[KEETARP]

LCA LSP3 FLEW WITH AESA RADAR​

Angle of Attack: LCA Radar is a AESA.

Angle of Attack has learnt that the Radar tested on India's Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) was Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radar. Complete information is still not available but it is confirmed that the radar was AESA bring India in a club of select few nations. So far only the Americans have a AESA radar in service on their F/A-18 Super Hornet and the F-22 Raptor. UAE also has AESA radar on their F-16 Block 60 which is also of American origin. Many other countries are currently testing and developing AESA radar.
According to past reports the AESA radar could have had a Indian Antenna, radome and scanner with a Israeli processor. This might be sketchy but this all Angle of Attack knows right now. The aircraft also had a new air data processor, Radar warning receiver and a new navigation and communication system bring the aircraft very close to its IOC standard.
Project director P.S Subramanyam said that all the testing necessary to receive the IOC certificate are done except the flight testing and demonstration of sensors and weapon performance which will be done once LSP-4 and LSP-5 start flying. According to him LSP-4 will be ready in a month and the LSP-5 will be ready a week later after LSP-4. Hence we can conclude that IOC certificate could be received by the Tejas within 6-7 months from now.
Angle of Attack will relay more info as soon as it gets it.

Guys info is from the same source who first broke abt LCH first flight even before DRDO release .
Also one of my friends on IDRW - very reliable source .
Great news

 

[holysaturn]

LCA LSP3 FLEW WITH AESA RADAR​

Angle of Attack: LCA Radar is a AESA.

Angle of Attack has learnt that the Radar tested on India's Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) was Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radar. Complete information is still not available but it is confirmed that the radar was AESA bring India in a club of select few nations. So far only the Americans have a AESA radar in service on their F/A-18 Super Hornet and the F-22 Raptor. UAE also has AESA radar on their F-16 Block 60 which is also of American origin. Many other countries are currently testing and developing AESA radar.
According to past reports the AESA radar could have had a Indian Antenna, radome and scanner with a Israeli processor. This might be sketchy but this all Angle of Attack knows right now. The aircraft also had a new air data processor, Radar warning receiver and a new navigation and communication system bring the aircraft very close to its IOC standard.
Project director P.S Subramanyam said that all the testing necessary to receive the IOC certificate are done except the flight testing and demonstration of sensors and weapon performance which will be done once LSP-4 and LSP-5 start flying. According to him LSP-4 will be ready in a month and the LSP-5 will be ready a week later after LSP-4. Hence we can conclude that IOC certificate could be received by the Tejas within 6-7 months from now.
Angle of Attack will relay more info as soon as it gets it.

Guys info is from the same source who first broke abt LCH first flight even before DRDO release .
Also one of my friends on IDRW - very reliable source .
Great news

might be true,indians are good in making aesa antenna as in cabs awacs,swordfish radar.

 

[DMLA]

LCA LSP3 FLEW WITH AESA RADAR​

Angle of Attack: LCA Radar is a AESA.

Angle of Attack has learnt that the Radar tested on India's Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) was Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radar. Complete information is still not available but it is confirmed that the radar was AESA bring India in a club of select few nations. So far only the Americans have a AESA radar in service on their F/A-18 Super Hornet and the F-22 Raptor. UAE also has AESA radar on their F-16 Block 60 which is also of American origin. Many other countries are currently testing and developing AESA radar.
According to past reports the AESA radar could have had a Indian Antenna, radome and scanner with a Israeli processor. This might be sketchy but this all Angle of Attack knows right now. The aircraft also had a new air data processor, Radar warning receiver and a new navigation and communication system bring the aircraft very close to its IOC standard.
Project director P.S Subramanyam said that all the testing necessary to receive the IOC certificate are done except the flight testing and demonstration of sensors and weapon performance which will be done once LSP-4 and LSP-5 start flying. According to him LSP-4 will be ready in a month and the LSP-5 will be ready a week later after LSP-4. Hence we can conclude that IOC certificate could be received by the Tejas within 6-7 months from now.
Angle of Attack will relay more info as soon as it gets it.

Guys info is from the same source who first broke abt LCH first flight even before DRDO release .
Also one of my friends on IDRW - very reliable source .
Great news

If true this is very good news. I have my doubts. Moreover, given the recent RFP sent out by DRDO for T/R elements and some other systems of AESA from a foreign vendor, I am hard pressed to believe that this is indeed an "indian" AESA radar. It could in all likelihood be a foreign radar with indian components but not the T/R elements for certain.

 

[KEETARP]

If true this is very good news. I have my doubts. Moreover, given the recent RFP sent out by DRDO for T/R elements and some other systems of AESA from a foreign vendor, I am hard pressed to believe that this is indeed an "indian" AESA radar. It could in all likelihood be a foreign radar with indian components but not the T/R elements for certain.

Yes , may be
But might be they just bypassed 2032 and decided to go along with 2052 without any hassle in future. And use that T/R JV for AEW .
Lets wait till evening Things will clear out.

Timeline for LSP-4,5 is indeed welcome thing.

 

[holysaturn]

it may well be a 2052 with indian components.

 

[satishkumarcsc]

Wts the new radar and engine for LCA?
Is any one agree to offer u an Engine after the refusal of lockhead?

Lockheed makes engines for modern fighter aircrafts? I didn't know that. Can anyone clarify it?

The Engine used now is the GE 404 IN20. It will power the first 40 LCA MK1. The Mk2 version will be powered by the GE 414 or the EJ 200 of the F 18 and Eurofighter game. The TWR of LCA right now is more than 1 but IAF wants the TWR of LCA to be 1.2 atleast. That is why the Engine replacement.

There are 2 radars but Israel is providing Antenna for both. The Elta 2032 Antennae along with Indian electronics is one project and the Elta 2052 antenna with Indian electronics and decision making systems. Its still not clear which radar is being used.

 

[DMLA]

These guys need to get their act together !!

LCA radar is not a AESA !

Well it seems like the mystery has finally ended maybe a little on a sad note. As reported by us earlier that the radar recently tested on the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) being a AESA is wrong. It was justed informed to us that the radar tested was not a AESA but a hybrid of Elta- 2032.
The Radar is a mechanically steered multi-mode radar based on Israeli's Elta-2032 which currently in service on-board Indian Navy's Sea Harrier's. It was confirmed to us that the radar is 100% Indian with only the processor of Israeli origin. This radar will be used on the first 40 LCA's which are on order for the Indian Air force(IAF). Later on the LCA Mk-2's will have a AESA which is in works.
Angle of Attack apologizes for the misinforming before and letting the readers down. However with very little information coming out of HAL airport we did our best. But this still is a great achievement for the project and we wish all the best to the team for the coming future.

from angle of attack

This should clear up the debate. It would seem that the first AESA for IAF will be through MMRCA afterall!

 

[gogbot]

These guys need to get their act together !!

LCA radar is not a AESA !



from angle of attack

This should clear up the debate. It would seem that the first AESA for IAF will be through MMRCA afterall!

Is said its the same radar as on our sea harriers.

The Indian Navy is in the process of upgrading up to fifteen Sea Harriers in collaboration with Israel by installing the Elta EL/M-2032 radar and the Rafael 'Derby' medium range air to air missile.

That confirms it i guess.

 

[gogbot]

Tejas LSP-3 was carrying Hybrid MMR radar

BY: IDRW NEWS NETWORK
Its now almost confirmed that the Radar carried by Tejas LSP-3 is a Hybrid version of Elta’s 2032 radar ,with Indian Inputs , Most of the inputs by India in this new Hybrid are most from the local MMR radar which was in development for a while now , but the Israeli 2032 back end processor unit has been used for the radar , new HYBRID MMR was flight tested in Israel in a Boeing Test Bed and as per sources few have been deleivered to Indian Labs which will it intergrate it with other LSP aircraft’s .
Next aircraft LSP-4 which has already conducted its ground trials and soon radar will be integrated and the first test is expected within a month or two and then followed by LSP-5 which is also almost ready , all aircraft’s will have a radar and soon LSP-1/2 will also be pulled put of test flying to be integrated with all the other avionics package and auto pilot with radars

Tejas LSP-3 was carrying Hybrid MMR radar idrw.org

 

[nakodo]

irrelevant hence purged

 

[gogbot]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Absolute garbage delete that post.
writer knows not what he is talking about

"The first two LCA squadrons, consisting of 20 jets each, will be fitted with General Electric engines,"

The first 2 squadrons will use the GE-404 IN engines already purchased. Not any other engines. No time for testing and certification

The Mk-2 will use new engines, yet to be selected. It was supposed to have been picked by now, but i suspect it is under delays due to the MRCA tender still not having selected its fighter.

 

[shaktiman2010]

^^ Well that's how India runs.

Indian media is filled with fools who claim they are "experts".

 

[Sri]

Hi,
LCA LSP 3 was supposed to have other enhancements like weight reduction etc. does anyone know whether it has been achieved? Also whats the range/performance of the MMR.
thanks