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With Indian Air Force coming aboard and placing orders for Updated Tejas Mk.1A based on MK-1 air frame which will now come equipped with AESA fire control radar of Israeli origins, along with In-flight refueling probe and Electronic Support Measures (ESM) which will be carried externally in a pod instead of within fuselage will be available for testing from 2017 According to Dr S Christoper Chief of DRDO.
Dr S Christoper speaking to Vayu Aerospace and Defence Review has confirmed that proposed LCA Mk.II which will come with General Electric F414-GE-INS6 engines generating 98 kN thrust along with lengthened fuselage will no be ready before 2024.
DRDO Chief did not confirm if he was talking about Naval Variant or Air force variant but a recent statement made by IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Raha who while speaking to media said: ” As of now we are not interested in MK-II ” is leading to the lack of clarity on Air-forces participation in LCA Mk.II.
Well-informed sources close to idrw.org in an earlier report (READ:Tejas MK-II needs to evolve into a better platform for IAF: Source) had put a timeline of 2025 for first Naval LCA Mk.II to be ready for the test flight and IAF is clearly sitting on the fence when it comes to the development of MK-II and has instead placed orders for 106 Tejas Mk.1A till Mk.II becomes a reality.
ADA agreed to buy eight General Electric F404-GE-IN20 power pack with an option of licence building 99 additional engines in India which can go up to 500-600 units if IAF agrees to place orders for another Batch of 106 LCA Mk.II after the production run for Mk.1A is completed at similar timeline when LCA Mk.II is expected to be ready.
LCA Mk.II’s rear fuselage will need re-engineering to accommodate the heavier engine, thereby altering the fighter’s air dynamics, ADA is at an advanced stage of final design review of the jet so as to stabilize it after complex alterations which are leading to a time-consuming job at hand for ADA.
LCA Mk.II only by 2024: DRDO Chief
With Indian Air Force coming aboard and placing orders for Updated Tejas Mk.1A based on MK-1 air frame which will now come equipped with AESA fire control radar of Israeli origins, along with In-flight refueling probe and Electronic Support Measures (ESM) which will be carried externally in a pod instead of within fuselage will be available for testing from 2017 According to Dr S Christoper Chief of DRDO.
Dr S Christoper speaking to Vayu Aerospace and Defence Review has confirmed that proposed LCA Mk.II which will come with General Electric F414-GE-INS6 engines generating 98 kN thrust along with lengthened fuselage will no be ready before 2024.
DRDO Chief did not confirm if he was talking about Naval Variant or Air force variant but a recent statement made by IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Raha who while speaking to media said: ” As of now we are not interested in MK-II ” is leading to the lack of clarity on Air-forces participation in LCA Mk.II.
Well-informed sources close to idrw.org in an earlier report (READ:Tejas MK-II needs to evolve into a better platform for IAF: Source) had put a timeline of 2025 for first Naval LCA Mk.II to be ready for the test flight and IAF is clearly sitting on the fence when it comes to the development of MK-II and has instead placed orders for 106 Tejas Mk.1A till Mk.II becomes a reality.
ADA agreed to buy eight General Electric F404-GE-IN20 power pack with an option of licence building 99 additional engines in India which can go up to 500-600 units if IAF agrees to place orders for another Batch of 106 LCA Mk.II after the production run for Mk.1A is completed at similar timeline when LCA Mk.II is expected to be ready.
LCA Mk.II’s rear fuselage will need re-engineering to accommodate the heavier engine, thereby altering the fighter’s air dynamics, ADA is at an advanced stage of final design review of the jet so as to stabilize it after complex alterations which are leading to a time-consuming job at hand for ADA.
LCA Mk.II only by 2024: DRDO Chief
