How Did India Manage to Build an Advanced Fighter Jet Like the Tejas?

[Jobless Jack]

Bigger question is how much Indians paid this writer to publish this top class garbage.

 

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How Did India Manage to Build an Advanced Fighter Jet Like the Tejas?
When it comes to sensitive industries like defense, democracy and the rule of law do matter.
BY SALVATORE BABONES | FEBRUARY 24, 2021, 6:04 AM

Indian Air Force Tejas fighter jets perform at the Aero India air show at Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bangaluru, on Feb. 3. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
India’s biennial military aircraft show, Aero India, went off without a hitch in early February in the southern Indian tech capital of Bengaluru. Despite the travails of pandemic-era traveling, the United States sent a deputy undersecretary, a Navy admiral, and three Air Force generals. It also sent a nuclear-capable B-1B bomber. But the real star of the show was what escorted the U.S. aircraft in the sky: an Indian-built Tejas fighter jet. With a name that means “radiant” in the ancient Sanskrit language, the Tejas is the first supersonic multirole fighter aircraft designed and built entirely in India.
How has a relatively poor country like India that is more famous for call centers than for precision manufacturing managed such a dramatic technological leap? In a word: cooperation. India is keen to build defense-industry partnerships with more advanced countries, and—even more importantly—advanced countries are keen to partner with India. Not only does it have one of the world’s largest military procurement budgets and a large pool of talented engineers, but India also has a strong tradition of rule of law that protects intellectual property and ensures the enforceability of contracts—in stark contrast to China, which is fast losing access to many advanced Western technologies. That makes India a better partner for international technology companies that it, for now, still depends on.
With the Tejas, India joins an elite group of countries that have demonstrated the capacity to develop and manufacture so-called fourth-generation fighters: combat aircraft characterized by electronic fly-by-wire control systems, onboard situation awareness displays, and over-the-horizon strike capabilities. The United States led the way in the late 1970s with the dual-engine F-15 and single-engine F-16, while China began producing similar fourth-generation fighters only in the early 2000s. With the F-22 and F-35, the United States has since begun to produce fifth-generation fighters—adding stealth capacity among other advances—while other countries, including India, are eager to catch up.
The Tejas is a flagship project of the government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat or Self-Reliant India program. So far, India’s defense industry isn’t nearly as self-reliant as the government might like it to be, and the Tejas—assembled by India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics in Bengaluru—is a good example: The government estimates that the fighter is just 60 percent Indian by value, though that figure is expected to rise over time. The biggest-ticket foreign components are the plane’s General Electric F404 jet engine and Israel Aerospace Industries’ radar and electronic warfare systems. Take away these key components, and all you have is an empty airframe.
For India, that’s not a problem: As a democratic country that honors contracts and respects intellectual property law, it is able to buy advanced technology that it cannot produce itself. That gives the country a major advantage over its regional rivals, China and Pakistan, which simply are not trusted by their suppliers. China’s jet fighter development programs have been repeatedly held back by Russia’s unwillingness to supply high-performance engines for fear of Chinese reverse-engineering. And key components of Pakistan’s locally manufactured JF-17 are entirely sourced from China, as is the design.

How Did India Manage to Build an Advanced Fighter Jet Like the Tejas?

When it comes to sensitive industries like defense, democracy and the rule of law do matter.

foreignpolicy.com

 

[Surya 1]

.... . yes untill Foreign Policy magazine says "there is no F-16 shot down on Feb 27, 2019".

And you believed that but here you don't want to brlieve this, right?

 

[Trango Towers]

And you believed that but here you don't want to brlieve right?

Do u understand english...did you think before typing. This is too easy looool

 

[Surya 1]

Tejas Mk1 is good, Mk1A is top in its class, Mk2 shall be absolutely top class. Just a single engine plane will carry 6.5 ton payload, 9g maneuvers, top class AESA, top class bvr and wvr, top class EW and lot more. Only Gripen E can come close in capabilities in its class. It can match 2 engine planes capabity at half of operating cost.

Do u understand english...did you think before typing. This is too easy looool

No I don't. I want a tution from you.

 

[My-Analogous]

How Did India Manage to Build an Advanced Fighter Jet Like the Tejas?
When it comes to sensitive industries like defense, democracy and the rule of law do matter.
BY SALVATORE BABONES | FEBRUARY 24, 2021, 6:04 AM

Indian Air Force Tejas fighter jets perform at the Aero India air show at Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bangaluru, on Feb. 3. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
India’s biennial military aircraft show, Aero India, went off without a hitch in early February in the southern Indian tech capital of Bengaluru. Despite the travails of pandemic-era traveling, the United States sent a deputy undersecretary, a Navy admiral, and three Air Force generals. It also sent a nuclear-capable B-1B bomber. But the real star of the show was what escorted the U.S. aircraft in the sky: an Indian-built Tejas fighter jet. With a name that means “radiant” in the ancient Sanskrit language, the Tejas is the first supersonic multirole fighter aircraft designed and built entirely in India.
How has a relatively poor country like India that is more famous for call centers than for precision manufacturing managed such a dramatic technological leap? In a word: cooperation. India is keen to build defense-industry partnerships with more advanced countries, and—even more importantly—advanced countries are keen to partner with India. Not only does it have one of the world’s largest military procurement budgets and a large pool of talented engineers, but India also has a strong tradition of rule of law that protects intellectual property and ensures the enforceability of contracts—in stark contrast to China, which is fast losing access to many advanced Western technologies. That makes India a better partner for international technology companies that it, for now, still depends on.
With the Tejas, India joins an elite group of countries that have demonstrated the capacity to develop and manufacture so-called fourth-generation fighters: combat aircraft characterized by electronic fly-by-wire control systems, onboard situation awareness displays, and over-the-horizon strike capabilities. The United States led the way in the late 1970s with the dual-engine F-15 and single-engine F-16, while China began producing similar fourth-generation fighters only in the early 2000s. With the F-22 and F-35, the United States has since begun to produce fifth-generation fighters—adding stealth capacity among other advances—while other countries, including India, are eager to catch up.
The Tejas is a flagship project of the government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat or Self-Reliant India program. So far, India’s defense industry isn’t nearly as self-reliant as the government might like it to be, and the Tejas—assembled by India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics in Bengaluru—is a good example: The government estimates that the fighter is just 60 percent Indian by value, though that figure is expected to rise over time. The biggest-ticket foreign components are the plane’s General Electric F404 jet engine and Israel Aerospace Industries’ radar and electronic warfare systems. Take away these key components, and all you have is an empty airframe.
For India, that’s not a problem: As a democratic country that honors contracts and respects intellectual property law, it is able to buy advanced technology that it cannot produce itself. That gives the country a major advantage over its regional rivals, China and Pakistan, which simply are not trusted by their suppliers. China’s jet fighter development programs have been repeatedly held back by Russia’s unwillingness to supply high-performance engines for fear of Chinese reverse-engineering (how Chinese F35 is flying?) . And key components of Pakistan’s locally manufactured JF-17 are entirely sourced from China, as is the design (Great, how we establish RD93 engine overhaul facility then?) .

I Don't know, do he praising India or what?(Check the bold part and underline is my comments

 

[Trango Towers]

Tejas Mk1 is good, Mk1A is top in its class, Mk2 shall be absolutely top class. Just a single engine plane will carry 6.5 ton payload, 9g maneuvers, top class AESA, top class bvr and wvr, top class EW and lot more. Only Gripen E can come close in capabilities in its class. It can match 2 engine planes capabity at half of operating cost.


No I don't. I want a tution from you.

You couldn't afford me and beside I beat bad students and Indians get special treatment. Do u have health insurance ?

'Tejas Mk1 is good,
Mk1A is top in its class,
Mk2 shall be absolutely top class.'
All Indians third class

 

[My-Analogous]

Tejas Mk1 is good, Mk1A is top in its class, Mk2 shall be absolutely top class. Just a single engine plane will carry 6.5 ton payload, 9g maneuvers, top class AESA, top class bvr and wvr, top class EW and lot more. Only Gripen E can come close in capabilities in its class. It can match 2 engine planes capabity at half of operating cost.


No I don't. I want a tution from you.

Please informed us when you achieved your goal. Indian have bad habit to jump here and there without achieving their goal and sentence always start with "will have" or "will integrated". after Quality Assurance then claim about your products

 

[crankthatskunk]

This is crux of this article, which shows dishonesty of the writer.

For India, that’s not a problem: As a democratic country that honors contracts and respects intellectual property law, it is able to buy advanced technology that it cannot produce itself. That gives the country a major advantage over its regional rivals, China and Pakistan, which simply are not trusted by their suppliers. China’s jet fighter development programs have been repeatedly held back by Russia’s unwillingness to supply high-performance engines for fear of Chinese reverse-engineering. And key components of Pakistan’s locally manufactured JF-17 are entirely sourced from China, as is the design.

"It is able to buy advanced technology that it can not produce itself." But it doesn't stop India to call it an "Indi Genius" product. And for this writer to say "How India build such advance Air Craft".

The rest of the paragraph about China and Pakistan, is simple self evident that why this article is written, the status of mind of this writer and his motives.

 

[Surya 1]

Now the only building block remained to be overcome is 110 kn engine which is in making. Once that is done in coming 5 to 7 years, Indian will be totally self sufficient in the area.

 

[Trango Towers]

Now the only building block remained to be overcome is 110 kn engine which is in making. Once that is done in coming 5 to 7 years, Indian will be totally self sufficient in the area.

Another 5 to 7 years that's almost half a century for this aircraft.... Good going India.

Indeginous ke maa ko be maar diya tum logoo nay

 

[Surya 1]

Please informed us when you achieved your goal. Indian have bad habit to jump here and there without achieving their goal and sentence always start with "will have" or "will integrated". after Quality Assurance then claim about your products

Mk1 is already a done deal. It doesn't come with "will".

 

[Enigma SIG]

This is crux of this article, which shows dishonesty of the writer.



"It is able to buy advanced technology that it can not produce itself." But it doesn't stop India to call it an "Indi Genius" product. And for this writer to say "How India build such advance Air Craft".

The rest of the paragraph about China and Pakistan, is simple self evident that why this article is written, the status of mind of this writer and his motives.

The whole article is one big exercise in masturbation.

 

[Michael Corleone]

Man in Ramadan you guys got no chill? Always joking around

 

[Surya 1]

Another 5 to 7 years that's almost half a century for this aircraft.... Good going India.

Indeginous ke maa ko be maar diya tum logoo nay

People keep saying this. When we launched a pencil sized rocket, people mocked us, when we started our missile program, people mocked us, when we conceived Mars mission, people laughed at us. People have habit to laugh at us and we have a habit to make them laughing stock in front of the world.