HAL LCA Tejas: Updates, News & Discussions

[Ali_Baba]

Give the Tejas LCA program to ISRO to figure out how to get it to fly. It’s insane that a program that’s almost 50 years old is still not satisfactory to the IAF.

By the time HAL figures out how to make the Tejas, it will be obsolete.

It’s already obsolete.

India is stuck in the "sunk cost" fallacy right now on the Tejas programme.

 

[ChillVein]

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[NeptunesVortex]

As per NewsX, the 7th GE F404-IN20 engine has already been delivered to HAL.

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The issues with the 6th F404-IN20 engine have been rectified.

 

[Big_Strong_Brother_India]

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[Ali_Baba]

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And none with Engines - go figure!

 

[Yasser76]

And none with Engines - go figure!

Yup, they are now literally just PR'ing the hell out of anything they can to try and convince the world this programme still breathes

 

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[RealNapster]

Give the Tejas LCA program to ISRO to figure out how to get it to fly. It’s insane that a program that’s almost 50 years old is still not satisfactory to the IAF.

By the time HAL figures out how to make the Tejas, it will be obsolete.

It’s already obsolete.

The only way it will be acceptable to IAF is if HAL sell 100% of its IP and production line to France. And France start making it. In my opinion, the reason that it is made in India (partially) is sufficient reason for IAF to reject it.

 

[Big_Strong_Brother_India]

ELM-2052 Radar of Tejas Mk1A is quite massive, in all likelihood 1,000+ TRM

 

[Big_Strong_Brother_India]

One of the most beautiful fighter jet ever

 

[CallSignMaverick]

“We are in the process of conducting flight trials. This will be the final assesment, but the crucial thing is that our technology has met all requirements of the IAF during multiple evaluation trials,” a senior DRDO official told TOI.

“The technology has been developed to eliminate dependence on imported radomes and support the growing production of the LCA Mk1A. It complies with all mechanical and electrical requirements specified for the aircraft’s operating environment,” DRDO officials said.

DRDO develops indigenous radome for LCA Tejas Mk1A

Pune: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an indigenous radome for the light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1A, paving the way for replacing imported radomes currently used on the fighter aircraft.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

 

[Yasser76]

“We are in the process of conducting flight trials. This will be the final assesment, but the crucial thing is that our technology has met all requirements of the IAF during multiple evaluation trials,” a senior DRDO official told TOI.

“The technology has been developed to eliminate dependence on imported radomes and support the growing production of the LCA Mk1A. It complies with all mechanical and electrical requirements specified for the aircraft’s operating environment,” DRDO officials said.

DRDO develops indigenous radome for LCA Tejas Mk1A

Pune: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an indigenous radome for the light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1A, paving the way for replacing imported radomes currently used on the fighter aircraft.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Ah yes, more trials.....

 

[CallSignMaverick]

Trials are necessary for stuff that are made indigenously, to reduce import dependence int he long run. I wonder how many countries can even make such milspec radomes.