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Firstly the indians have found out the hard way (just like the Israelis with the lavi project) that without massive already aero nautical engineering base and huge $$$ budget its near impossible to build a near 100% indengious fighter esp a 4 generation war plane.
India should have gone with the russians on a joint project just like pakistan has with JF17 thunder.
Its believed the russians did offer to develope a single engined baby SU30 CALLED su50 which india declined 10 years ago.
On the plus side failure or no failure india now has a real fighter development
infrastructure having set up all the workshops technology from the tejas programme.
Pakistan despite their chest pumping have none of this set up as yet.
JF17 has started a decade later and nearly achieved FOC.. In contrast LCA tejas is 4 years away from FOC.
IN THE LONG RUN THOUGH ,,,,,,india will catch up and go past the PAC and the pakistanis by virtue of $$$ budget and far more overseas cooperation in the near future both FGFA programme and the MMRCA will benefit indians greatly in next 10 years.
India should have gone with the russians on a joint project just like pakistan has with JF17 thunder.
Its believed the russians did offer to develope a single engined baby SU30 CALLED su50 which india declined 10 years ago.
On the plus side failure or no failure india now has a real fighter development
infrastructure having set up all the workshops technology from the tejas programme.
Pakistan despite their chest pumping have none of this set up as yet.
JF17 has started a decade later and nearly achieved FOC.. In contrast LCA tejas is 4 years away from FOC.
IN THE LONG RUN THOUGH ,,,,,,india will catch up and go past the PAC and the pakistanis by virtue of $$$ budget and far more overseas cooperation in the near future both FGFA programme and the MMRCA will benefit indians greatly in next 10 years.