Tejas, long wait for nothing

[Maarkhoor]

"I am an Indian and I know the problems of CAG and foreign paid medias."

 

[American Pakistani]

NEW DELHI:The Comptroller and auditor general (CAG) has come down heavily on India’s Light Combat Aircraft Tejas project, which has been under development for over three decades. CAG slammed the Mark-I version of Tejas by saying it has several(53) shortcomings and does not meet Indian Air Force specifications.

CAG report on LCA project, which was tabled in the Parliament on Friday, further said that IAF would be “constrained” to induct the fighter LCA without availability of a trainer model, thereby “adversely impacting pilot training”.

The CAG noted that it was due to the delay in the manufacture and supply of LCA that IAF had to go for alternative temporary measures such as upgrading its MIG BIS, MiG-29, Jaguar, and Mirage aircraft at a cost of `20,037 crore to overcome its depleting combat strength.

Listing the shortcomings, the CAG said that the LCA Mark-I fails to meet the electronic warfare capabilities sought by IAF as the Self-Protection Jammer could not be fitted on the aircraft due to space constraints.

Also, it said that the Radar Warning Receiver/Counter Measure Dispensing System fitted on the aircraft had raised performance concerns which are yet to be overcome (January 2015).

The LCA Mark-I, which got Initial Operational Clearance in December, 2013, significantly falls short (20 permanent waivers/33 temporary concessions) in meeting the Air Staff Requirement (ASR) that has led to its reduced operational employability, the CAG said.

It added that the shortcomings in the Mark-I (increased weight, reduced internal fuel capacity, non-compliance of fuel system protection, pilot protection from front, reduced speed) are expected to be overcome in the Mark-II model.

“LCA Mark-I does not meet the ASR. The deficiencies are now expected to be met in LCA Mark-II by December 2018,” the CAG said.

While DRDO has always showcased LCA, christened Tejas, as an indigenously-developed aircraft and the indigenous content of the LCA was estimated by ADA to be 70 per cent, the CAG said it “actually worked out to about 35 per cent” as of January this year.

Systems such as Kaveri engine, Multi-Mode Radar, Radome, Multi-Functional Display System and Flight Control System Actuators taken up for indigenous development could not be developed successfully, resulting in LCA’s continued dependence on the import of these systems, CAG said.

IAF had proposed in the early 1980s that a new aircraft had to be developed to replace the MiG-21 fleet, manufactured during 1966 and 1987, after its phasing out in the 1990s.

This is what happen when incapable engineers steal some failed R&D tech that was dump in garbage by Russians.

 

[SrNair]

So do you have any problem?
Our money ,our forces ,our proecedures.
What do you want ?

For us .Pakistan is not a problem .Only China is an issue .
Our modernization is mainly for them not for you .

 

[gslv mk3]

This is what happen when incapable engineers steal some failed R&D tech that was dump in garbage by Russians.

Seems like your brain is still not functioning yet..

 

[Maarkhoor]

Seems like your brain is still not functioning yet..

Only your brain is working rest all brain dead ? think opposite.

So do you have any problem?
Our money ,our forces ,our proecedures.
What do you want ?

For us .Pakistan is not a problem .Only China is an issue .
Our modernization is mainly for them not for you .

Good for your health...nice

 

[gslv mk3]

@SrNair Leave it aashane.

These resident trolls think that CAG is finding shortfalls by comparing it to the 'Benchmark'-JF 17.No they aren't.

CAG is pointing out non-compliance with 1986 ASR requirements.

When CAG says Tejas is overweight,it doesn't meen that LCA is overweight in comparison with Gripen or any other fighter of the same class

When CAG says Tejas can't have an internal self protection Jammer,it doesn't mean that every aircraft in PAF fleet has internal SPJ.

Only your brain is working rest all brain dead ? think opposite.

Yeah right,the brain of some random troll who claims that Tejas is based on Russian R&D must be working perfectly according to your logic

 

[C130]

early 1980's F-20 Tigershark better than the LCA-Tejas 1

 

[Maarkhoor]

Yeah right,the brain of some random troll who claims that Tejas is based on Russian R&D must be working perfectly according to your logic

I totally disagree with those who thinks Tejas is the result of Russian R & D, the great mess created by the one and the only DRDO + HAL if Russian were involve believe me 100 + Tejas flying all over India 2 decades back.

 

[911]

People will keep opposing, abusing and keep whining about Tejas but we must keep developing this no matter how many failures we face. That is the only way, the path to success. We certainly do not have the skills yet like Pakistanis to make jets. Keep developing, this is the only way to learn no shortcut.

 

[Bad Guy]

I don't know why my post was not visible to public. I am posting it again.

It was visible, before and now also. :O

 

[faithfulguy]

Tejas will be BVR king of Asia, it has very low radar cross section thanks to small size and composites, so it will difficult to detect and track. It has a very powerful Israeli radar and has Indian Computers to share and receive data from Awacs and other radar. It has powerful world-class engines, so it can outrun its adversaries. It has BVR missiles so it can attack adversaries at longer range.

So Tejas will detect and track JF17 earlier, launch BVR missiles, take a U-turn and escape into Indian SAMs range before JF17 can even detect it. JF17 is a perfect target target for Tejas, JF17 higher radar cross section, weaker radar and slower.

Tejas will shoot down lots of JF17s, even a rookie Indian pilot flying Tejas will dominate an ace pakistani pilot in JF17. Tejas will be a game changer.

No one can deny the BVR edge Tejas has over JF17.

Sound wonderful. But Indian AF does not want it. Indian gov forced Indian AF to take it.

 

[gslv mk3]

But Indian AF does not want it.

Maybe that's why IAF's COAS said it's enough to fulfill their requirements ?

 

[rockstarIN]

early 1980's F-20 Tigershark better than the LCA-Tejas 1

Really?

Then send one F 16 A/B ( which is much good than this f-20 against tejas heck even against our Bison. Do not talk non sense....

 

[faithfulguy]

Maybe that's why IAF's COAS said it's enough to fulfill their requirements ?

He has to say what the gov wants him to say. BTW, when will Tejas be ready. It has been in development forever. Tejas program was created before return of Jedi was out. Harrison Ford have been in so many movies and now he is all washed up. And Tejas is still in development.

 

[C130]

Really?

Then send one F 16 A/B ( which is much good than this f-20 against tejas heck even against our Bison. Do not talk non sense....

F-20 was to be a cheap fighter as Tejas is


both use GE-404 engine. heck you could take the body of the F-20 and add in Israeli avonics/radar and you would have a fighter that would be on the same level as Tejas-1