Doesn't look like a "Light Combat Aircraft" from this angle, meaty beast![]()
Look at this picture to realize how tiny they managed to make it. That's the Tejas parked near the navy's sea harriers. Both aircrafts have the same weight. But Tejas seems to be half the size, can carry more payload, and has more hardpoints. The small size and use of composites means a much lighter RCS.
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By the way the harriers are no big beasts either. Tejas would be almost negligibly small near an MKI or F-18.