1) its a Fighter and worls smallest and most compact with only after eurofighter typhoon has the largest ammount of carbon composites 45% in its body wieght & 98% in skin (for very low RCS value & mantainence+light wieght) and it also has 4 channel Dogital Fly By Wire & 90 degrees plus High Off Bore Sight Missile Lock & firring capbilty thanks to DASH3 HMDS & HUD + Python5 WVR Missile & EL-M 2032 MMR+ Derby& I Derby ER BVR combo with LITENING 3 G3 Laser Guidence POD & Griffin2&3 , Paveway 1,2&3 & Spike family of PGMs, LGBs & SDBs tested and intigrated in DAY & Night and all weather conditions again & agian and its tested for more than 3700+ flying hours without any mishap in 18 prototypes
2). ist already introducesd into IAF and first squad is commissioned and second production line s already statrted and as soon as orders for Su30 MKI are done with third production line will start aswell making (16+16+18 LCAs per year)
3). LCA is not the front line fighter for IAF its Upgraded Mig29 & Mirage2000 and Su 30 MKI and Rafale & FGFA/T57/PAKFA in future..... LCA is just a POINT defnce fighter which might not ever ever come out side indian air space in agressors role but sure it can do any role like SEAD , DEAD & presission strike or air interception if the need be and has a decent combat radius for its size and a combat paylod of 3.5 tonne
whats more it has in MK1 got all the capbalities with a SAR/MMR radar which a certain fighter wants in its BLK III version
...... just wonder what LCA going to be with MK1A format with 800KG lesser wieght and GaN AESA based fire control radar and growler type unified & minutrised EW+ECM+Internal jammaer suites based i GaN AESA TERMs and a 98Kn GE 414 engine