LCA TEJAS PROJECT FUNDING DETAILS REVEALED

[sudhir007]

Well i have heard that locally made aircraft/or anyother weapon cost less compare to the imported weapons

i dnt knw why it cost 40mln USD when it is nt even at par with old f-16's or Say JFT in airshow performance.

Coze of some westren & Israeli avionics. if you see the different the RD-93 engine for your JF-17 is costing around 2.5million dollor. But for ge-404 come at 6-7 million dollor etc.......

 

[GORKHALI]

Well i have heard that locally made aircraft/or anyother weapon cost less compare to the imported weapons

i dnt knw why it cost 40mln USD when it is nt even at par with old f-16's or Say JFT in airshow performance.

40million dollar for initial batches to recover RnD costs too and not to forget GE TURBOFAN COSTS is twice Higher than anything russian.. But no compromise with reliablity and maintence costs unlike russian.

 

[Whiplash]

40million dollar for initial batches to recover RnD costs too and not to forget GE TURBOFAN COSTS is twice Higher than anything russian.. But no compromise with reliablity and maintence costs unlike russian.

Well it's the end product that matters. If pakistanis are able to crank out JFTs at 20 mil a piece then that IS a problem. We're paying through our noses for Su30s, MMRCA and T50.. One would expect the Indigenous fighter to be a very cost effective solution

 

[S.U.R.B.]

So is there an AESA radar expected in the new MK-2( costing approx.40 million USD) or it's MMR radar again??

 

[GUNS-N- ROSES]

So is there an AESA radar expected in the new MK-2( costing approx.40 million USD) or it's MMR radar again??

its gonna be a MMR in my opinion. they havent signed any contract for AESA for LCA. may be someone can through more light on it.

 

[SR 71 Blackbird]

Well it's the end product that matters. If pakistanis are able to crank out JFTs at 20 mil a piece then that IS a problem. We're paying through our noses for Su30s, MMRCA and T50.. One would expect the Indigenous fighter to be a very cost effective solution

Good things cost money!!!

 

[Whiplash]

Good things cost money!!!

Vietnamese migs cost half as much as america f4s. We all know the havoc they created.

 

[GORKHALI]

So is there an AESA radar expected in the new MK-2( costing approx.40 million USD) or it's MMR radar again??

MMR as they not going to promise about AESA though work is still on in advance stages and expected to complete by 2012-13 but you simply can't promise for such a crucial and complex technology ...

 

[shaktiman2010]

Why Indian scientists should pay the price for foolish negotiating skills of IAF and babus?

In fact, Indian product should not focus on costs but only on quality and requirements. If it costs more, no issues even then! I prefer that my tax-money goes to Indian scientists than to blood-sucking Boeing and Russian companies.

 

[shaktiman2010]

Indians have this belief that Indian scientists should be paid trash but French, Israeli and every foreign weapon manufacturer should be paid well in million digits.

Typical Indian mentality to treat your counter-parts as trash.

 

[shaktiman2010]

I just pray and hope that IAF don't kill AMCA project by saying, "this is too costly. We can't afford making such thing on our own. Lets import it".

This is how they delayed LCA project by 20 years by refusing to fund such idea back in 1970's and funds came only in 1993.

 

[SQ8]

First of all, mate none of the above planes you mentioned can match the old MiG 21 in airshow performance! So, why go for JF when you have the MiG 21?

Also, 40 million is the cost of the mk2 with GE 414, MMR with israeli backend, advanced avionics, OBOGS etc. Not your vanilla old f16!


About JFT, I will not comment because many people here are extremely touchy about it (even few mods).


About airshow performance, if you have any basic knowledge of aerodynamics, you will understand what kind of a beast this bird is morphing into (especially with GE 414).

The F-16 that brings comparative avionics with a greater payload and better performance cost 25 million in 92..
which would cost approx 39.2 million today..

The vanilla F-16 still wins..

And enlighten me about the Airshow performance of this beast.. you only.
(anybody else replying.. other fanboys jumping in .. instant infractions).

 

[Whiplash]

edit: sorry for replying I didn't read the last part.

 

[Dash]

Is this including fly away cost or just for Aero Show. I know if Tejas MK II comes, it would be cheaper. Do you guys feel same ? I think MK II should not cost more than 25M USD

No that cost cant be discussed now. coz most siginificant changes will happen to the avionics side and we dont know the specs yet. It will be around 35-40 Million if developed with all letest techs. It doesnt look like it will cost just $5 million more than MK1....

 

[GORKHALI]

The F-16 that brings comparative avionics with a greater payload and better performance cost 25 million in 92..
which would cost approx 39.2 million today..

The vanilla F-16 still wins..

And enlighten me about the Airshow performance of this beast.. you only.
(anybody else replying.. other fanboys jumping in .. instant infractions).

Performance was mind blowing and LCA even it has its limitiation as per IOC to 6G ,but unofficially it pulled smoothly 6.9G like a knife on butter.....check out a trailer here,just

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