I think this thread is pretty stupid really.
firstly, the issue with timelines is pretty moot, there’s a lot of red rape in India, to add to this, requirements and funding changes. There’s also issues with supplier and customer, these were resolved though of course.
aside from this, the task was mammoth really, and India did a pretty good job with the technical aspects of the aircraft. It’s a great little plane and a capable one at that too, the issues stems, once again, from Indian politics and the customer.
Comparisons with the US is pretty moot, the US has bucketloads of experience, India does not.
The euro fighter typhoons AESA has been in development longer than the F35 has been, does this mean that the Iranian engineers who pumped our AESA‘s sooner than the euro’s did made a better product? Does this mean the KLJ-7A is better?
it’s very obvious that alot of the people who shit on the Tejas, typically aren’t actually aware about the history of the aircraft, or even the aircraft in its current form, rather, rely on propaganda to feed them delusions.
Once again, this does not take away from the issues brought up, such as major fcs faults that were resolved years later, or the lack of orders, however, the latter is hardly an issue with the aircraft, but rather, the customer.