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They have a woeking relationship with israel. Recently there were reports that emirati pilots were given access to israeli f35s.IF, UAE goes for any lightweight aircraft, it would be looking for local manufacturing/ToT. It makes sense given their financial prowess. The only reason they might go for Tejas is to get their hands on Israeli technology that has been 'washed' and relabelled as Indian. If things go in this direction, we may see Israeli air defence and air to air missiles in UAE inventory in the future.
Other that that, I don't see why a financial giant such as UAE would be interested in Tejas. The argument about avoiding American components is flawed because Kaveri is nowhere near completion, French help notwithstanding.
FYI, L&T makes the wings, Dynamatic Technologies makes the front fuselage, VEM Technologies makes the center fuselage, Alpha makes the rear fuselage and all these are private Indian firms. More components are expected to be outsourced to private Indian defense firms.IF, UAE goes for any lightweight aircraft, it would be looking for local manufacturing/ToT. It makes sense given their financial prowess. The only reason they might go for Tejas is to get their hands on Israeli technology that has been 'washed' and relabelled as Indian. If things go in this direction, we may see Israeli air defence and air to air missiles in UAE inventory in the future.
Other that that, I don't see why a financial giant such as UAE would be interested in Tejas. The argument about avoiding American components is flawed because Kaveri is nowhere near completion, French help notwithstanding.
Crash reaistant self sealing fuel tanks....i think you fitted these to your mig 21s as well.FYI, L&T makes the wings, Dynamatic Technologies makes the front fuselage, VEM Technologies makes the center fuselage, Alpha makes the rear fuselage and all these are private Indian firms. More components are expected to be outsourced to private Indian defense firms.
Indian Components:
Jointly Developed:
- Airframe and composites
- Landing gear
- Electronic warfare suite
- Displays
- Flight control system (Fly by wire system)
- crash resistant self sealing fuel tanks.
- valves, wires and plumbing.
Fully imported:
- Radar : This is in joint development with Elta but a custom Radar for LCA as per Indian requirements
- Targeting pods
- LRUs : These are the brains of the aircraft and are quasi Indian. They use imported silicon Chips. However the actual circuit board, system design, standards for interface and the software are 100% Indian.
- Missiles: Some are licence produced and others are fully Indian. Its a mix.
But recently, Uttam Radar has been integrated and tested on the LCA so you can count that in as well
- Radar covering cone i.e the front cone section of the aircraft which is a quartz based structure imported from UK.
- Engine from USA
- Ejection seats
- silicon semiconductor ICs
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Just because you did a green paint job on the JF with some cheap chinese paint and claimed it indigenous doesn't imply every country goes that way
We imported green paint from India, and awarded the contract to an Indian private firm to do the paint job.FYI, L&T makes the wings, Dynamatic Technologies makes the front fuselage, VEM Technologies makes the center fuselage, Alpha makes the rear fuselage and all these are private Indian firms. More components are expected to be outsourced to private Indian defense firms.
Indian Components:
Jointly Developed:
- Airframe and composites
- Landing gear
- Electronic warfare suite
- Displays
- Flight control system (Fly by wire system)
- crash resistant self sealing fuel tanks.
- valves, wires and plumbing.
Fully imported:
- Radar : This is in joint development with Elta but a custom Radar for LCA as per Indian requirements
- Targeting pods
- LRUs : These are the brains of the aircraft and are quasi Indian. They use imported silicon Chips. However the actual circuit board, system design, standards for interface and the software are 100% Indian.
- Missiles: Some are licence produced and others are fully Indian. Its a mix.
But recently, Uttam Radar has been integrated and tested on the LCA so you can count that in as well
- Radar covering cone i.e the front cone section of the aircraft which is a quartz based structure imported from UK.
- Engine from USA
- Ejection seats
- silicon semiconductor ICs
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Just because you did a green paint job on the JF with some cheap chinese paint and claimed it indigenous doesn't imply every country goes that way
FYI, L&T makes the wings, Dynamatic Technologies makes the front fuselage, VEM Technologies makes the center fuselage, Alpha makes the rear fuselage and all these are private Indian firms. More components are expected to be outsourced to private Indian defense firms.
Indian Components:
Jointly Developed:
- Airframe and composites
- Landing gear
- Electronic warfare suite
- Displays
- Flight control system (Fly by wire system)
- crash resistant self sealing fuel tanks.
- valves, wires and plumbing.
Fully imported:
- Radar : This is in joint development with Elta but a custom Radar for LCA as per Indian requirements
- Targeting pods
- LRUs : These are the brains of the aircraft and are quasi Indian. They use imported silicon Chips. However the actual circuit board, system design, standards for interface and the software are 100% Indian.
- Missiles: Some are licence produced and others are fully Indian. Its a mix.
But recently, Uttam Radar has been integrated and tested on the LCA so you can count that in as well
- Radar covering cone i.e the front cone section of the aircraft which is a quartz based structure imported from UK.
- Engine from USA
- Ejection seats
- silicon semiconductor ICs
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Just because you did a green paint job on the JF with some cheap chinese paint and claimed it indigenous doesn't imply every country goes that way