Tejas misses another deadline for being fully combat-ready

[Maarkhoor]

HIGHLIGHTS

• The government had repeatedly declared over the last couple of years that the jet would get its final operational clearance by June 2018
• But the single-engine Tejas is still far away from achieving that status amidst galloping costs and operational concerns: Defence officials

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...g-fully-combat-ready/articleshow/64911632.cms

@Windjammer @tps77 @django @MastanKhan

 

[Maarkhoor]

NEW DELHI: The indigenous Tejas fighter, first approved way back in 1983, has missed yet another deadline to become fully combat-ready. After several target revisions, the government had repeatedly declared over the last couple of years in Parliament that the jet would get its final operational clearance (FOC) by June 2018.

But the single-engine Tejas is still far away from achieving the FOC, amidst galloping costs and operational concerns, say defence ministry officials. The estimated overall development and production cost of the first 123 light-weight Tejas – only nine delivered till now in their initial operational clearance (IOC) configuration – has also zoomed past Rs 75,000 crore.

India desperately needs its own home-grown fighter, with IAF ..

 

[Windjammer]

Not breaking news.....in fact it doesn't even qualify as news anymore since the Indian fan boys will come out with the usual lines.....
1: IAF doesn't accept half baked fighters.....
2: Tejas is just a learning experience, Block-2 will beat F-35 hands down....
3: The IAF, HAL, DRDO and all others are using the excuse to release more funds......heard it all before.

 

[Maarkhoor]

@BHarwana @Areesh @Zarvan @Oscar

 

[BHarwana]

Sir Tejas is not a fighter jet but an RC plane. My car is bigger than Tejas. Samosa khaney main acha lagta hai not in war.

 

[Imran Khan]

tareekh per tareekh tareekh per tareekh

 

[Umair Nawaz]

a squadron with only 2 aircrafts raised!

This project and indian engineering and management really really sucks!

and i thought that HIT and KSEW sucked!

 

[atan651]

It takes soooo looong because India is trying to morph the Tejas into an "indigenous" 5th gen. fighter!

 

[El Sidd]

2050

 

[randomradio]

9 Tejas delivered.
Last year HAL produced 12 Su-30 MKI, 8 Tejas, 4 Do-228, 24 Dhruvs.

Tejas has completed all requirements of FOC except live demonstration of Air to Air refuelling which will be done soon.
FOC will come by December 2018.

Don't sweat the details. Production of the LCA is moving up, so you can expect such "milk the critics" articles during the gap between production and delivery.

 

[Sheikh Rauf]

why cant they have Half Combat Fighter Aircraft?

 

[Daghalodi]

They should sack this and go for the medium weight mk2 version!!

Im sure indians will claim that to be a rafale killer

 

[Mrc]

Fly kare ga to crash ho ga na, BC khare khare hi crash ho jaye kya?

Can fall off carrier truck

 

[Maarkhoor]

Till date 0 crashes of tejas

Lols when Tejas ride on trucks expect no crash....

 

[Windjammer]

PAF pilots need hope to come back safe in jf...
Till date 0 crashes of tejas

First acquire the capability like JF to field half a dozen squadrons of Tejas then see.....
And two aircraft don't make a squadron strength.