HAL LCA Tejas: Updates, News & Discussions

[Michael]

It is by far the most powerful GaN AESA radar in the world, featuring 2,700 TR modules and capable of both mechanical and electronic steering. No other AESA radar comes close, the Captor-E radar of the Eurofighter, which is considered one of the most advanced fighter jet radars, has around 900 TR modules in comparison.

Can India now manufacture GaN AESA T/R modules 100% completely independently?

 

[Magadh]

Can India now manufacture GaN AESA T/R modules 100% completely independently?

fighter jet engine is the only area where India is facing challenges; every other major component of a fighter jet is already manufactured locally. Once an indigenous engine is developed, Indian fighter jets will dominate the global market.

 

[Migflug]

Can India now manufacture GaN AESA T/R modules 100% completely independently?

Yes, India has made great strides in most of the LRUs inside the aircraft, but the engine is one thing we have yet to crack.

 

[Magadh]

Yes, India has made great strides in most of the LRUs inside the aircraft, but the engine is one thing we have yet to crack.

Given the Indian Air Force’s track record, I am confident that an Indian-made engine will be truly world-class. IAF does not accept anything without rigorous testing and certification. Just look at the Tejas it went through IOC, then FOC, then further upgraded to Mk1A before IAF accepted it.

 

[Joe Shearer]

Heartening comments on the Tejas Mk2 prototype manufacture and AMCA as well by Air Marshal Philip Rajkumar, the man who put in so much effort into the development and flight testing of the LCA Tejas.

His book on the Tejas program is a gem, giving deep insights into just how much the Tejas program actually achieved. From almost nothing on the ground, to getting a 4th gen fighter into the air and finally into service.

Great man, great book.

Privileged to have known him.

 

[Deino]

Given the Indian Air Force’s track record, I am confident that an Indian-made engine will be truly world-class. IAF does not accept anything without rigorous testing and certification. Just look at the Tejas it went through IOC, then FOC, then further upgraded to Mk1A before IAF accepted it.

What?? "Given the Indian Air Force’s track record, I am confident that an Indian-made engine will be truly world-class." It's the Air Force with the highest crash rate, it always needs exceptionally long to decide on anything and even if it comes most often too late, in too small numbers ...

In fact I would rephrase this sentence into: "Given the Indian Air Force’s track record, I am confident that an Indian-made engine will be a total disaster & failure not even reaching what was truly world-class several decades ago when it enters several decades too late."

 

[MirageBlue]

Can India now manufacture GaN AESA T/R modules 100% completely independently?

From all reports it is already doing so.

 

[MirageBlue]

What?? "Given the Indian Air Force’s track record, I am confident that an Indian-made engine will be truly world-class." It's the Air Force with the highest crash rate, it always needs exceptionally long to decide on anything and even if it comes most often too late, in too small numbers ...

say tell me how many F-104 Starfighters did the Luftwaffe manage to crash within the couple of decades that the Germans operated it?

Let me enlighten you..

Between 1961 and 1989, 292 German Lockheed F-104 Starfighters crashed, killing 116 pilots. The F-104's high accident rate earned it the nickname "Witwenmacher" ("widowmaker") from the German public.

Yes, 292 F-104s were crashed by the Luftwaffe with 116 fatalities within 27 years of operation! Lol.

I don't think anyone but the Royal Canadian Air Force can come close to such a pathetic track record. They managed to, within only 12 years of operation, have 282 Class A accidents with their F-86 Sabres. 282 Class A accidents with a loss of 112 pilots in 12 years!!

But they were slightly better with the F-104 than the pathetic Luftwaffe, crashing 104 times. Yup, there were 110 class A accidents in the 25 years that Canada operated the CF-104 resulting in 37 pilot fatalities.

IAF has been operating MiG-21 variants since 1964 when it entered IAF service till date. If the Luftwaffe had been forced to fly F-104s for anything around 60 years like the IAF, they'd have managed to crash every single one of them with god knows how many fatalities.

Truth is that 2nd gen fighters were notoriously unreliable and prone to crashes, but a third grade analyst like you won't look into any of that and prefers to troll the IAF which has been flying MiG-21s since 60 years.

 

[hembo]

Defence ministry forms high-level panel to boost indigenous light fighter jet production

 

[kambhakt]

Defence ministry forms high-level panel to boost indigenous light fighter jet production

Not sure what a panel will do when everyone knows the cause of delay is engine delivery.

 

[hembo]

Not sure what a panel will do when everyone knows the cause of delay is engine delivery.

Did you not see the IAF's chief's interaction with HAL management? Engine is not the sole issue, and this is perhaps to tighten up HAL's performance.

After IAF chief's 'mazaa nahi aa raha' remark on HAL, high-level panel tasked to resolve Tejas delivery delays​

High-level panel to resolve Tejas delivery delays after air chief's rap: Sources​

MoD panel set to submit report on speeding up LCA Mk-1A induction​

 

[Deino]

say tell me how many F-104 Starfighters did the Luftwaffe manage to crash within the couple of decades that the Germans operated it?

Let me enlighten you..

Between 1961 and 1989, 292 German Lockheed F-104 Starfighters crashed, killing 116 pilots. The F-104's high accident rate earned it the nickname "Witwenmacher" ("widowmaker") from the German public.

Yes, 292 F-104s were crashed by the Luftwaffe with 116 fatalities within 27 years of operation! Lol.

I don't think anyone but the Royal Canadian Air Force can come close to such a pathetic track record. They managed to, within only 12 years of operation, have 282 Class A accidents with their F-86 Sabres. 282 Class A accidents with a loss of 112 pilots in 12 years!!

But they were slightly better with the F-104 than the pathetic Luftwaffe, crashing 104 times. Yup, there were 110 class A accidents in the 25 years that Canada operated the CF-104 resulting in 37 pilot fatalities.

IAF has been operating MiG-21 variants since 1964 when it entered IAF service till date. If the Luftwaffe had been forced to fly F-104s for anything around 60 years like the IAF, they'd have managed to crash every single one of them with god knows how many fatalities.

Truth is that 2nd gen fighters were notoriously unreliable and prone to crashes, but a third grade analyst like you won't look into any of that and prefers to troll the IAF which has been flying MiG-21s since 60 years.

What has the F-104's tragic and undeniable crash-record to do India's plain unrealistic claims it could develop a world-class engine based on its previous track record? The German's have in comparison proven that they mastered engine design and even if they are no longer, the already had ... India in contrast has done nothing comparable and as such where is this "based on its track-record"?

It's pathetic.

 

[Ali_Baba]

Not sure what a panel will do when everyone knows the cause of delay is engine delivery.

How far behind are the engines being to the agreed delivery schedule ??

 

[Yasser76]

Defence ministry forms high-level panel to boost indigenous light fighter jet production

Hang on, did they not form a "high level committee" for this a month or so back? Guess now it's a "panel" so that should hopefully resolve matters....

 

[kambhakt]

How far behind are the engines being to the agreed delivery schedule ??

I think they were supposed to delivery 2 engines per month from Sept 2024. Nothing has been delivered as on date.