HAL LCA Tejas: Updates, News & Discussions

Deino said:
... of what? A Tejas Mk.1A?

In fact I cannot read it properly but it looks like LT-5209 ... and since when is this a hint for an Mk.1A?

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8 Mk1 standard trainers and 10 Mk1A standard trainers were ordered

Given 8 Mk 1 trainers have already been manufactured and are flying and this particular aircraft has a tail number LT 5209 it only makes sense to assume this is a Mk1A trainer,
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HAL Unveils 8th Tejas Trainer Alongside First MK1A, Confirms HAL’s Progress - Indian Defence Research Wing

SOURCE: AFI In a significant development for India’s indigenous aerospace program, Harsh Vardhan Thakur, Chief Test Pilot of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), recently showcased an image featuring the 8th Tejas Trainer (LT-5208) aircraft alongside the first Tejas MK1A variant. This unveiling...
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Faceless said:
8 Mk1 standard trainers and 10 Mk1A standard trainers were ordered

Given 8 Mk 1 trainers have already been manufactured and are flying and this particular aircraft has a tail number LT 5209 it only makes sense to assume this is a Mk1A trainer,
idrw.org

HAL Unveils 8th Tejas Trainer Alongside First MK1A, Confirms HAL’s Progress - Indian Defence Research Wing

SOURCE: AFI In a significant development for India’s indigenous aerospace program, Harsh Vardhan Thakur, Chief Test Pilot of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), recently showcased an image featuring the 8th Tejas Trainer (LT-5208) aircraft alongside the first Tejas MK1A variant. This unveiling...
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So following LT-5208 as the final Tejas Mk. 1 Trainer this is the first Tejas Mk.1A Trainer?

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Faceless said:
Oh you don't need to worry about me I have already made peace with the failures of this project,
You are the one hung up about it and act like a chipmunk everytime any new developments about Tejas are posted


What part of "LT 5208 the last Mk1 trainer took first flight in January" did you not understand.

They are not delivered to the IAF because their engines are being reused for flight testing new Mk1A
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Easy my over agitated Hindustani chum, that number can mean anything, last time HAL showed CAS MK1As they were all single seaters, even those had no engines
 
Deino said:
So following LT-5208 as the final Tejas Mk. 1 Trainer this is the first Tejas Mk.1A Trainer?

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Yes LT 5209 is the 1st Mk1A trainer but the picture in your post shows a prototype Tejas Trainer PV-5 (KH-T2009) which first flew in 2009

Picture of 8th and last of Mk1 Trainer Flying
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Faceless said:
LA 5037 is in the bottom left corner.
LT 5207 is the bottom right corner.


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There's a new trainer in yellow primer in the right hangar must be the last Mk1 trainer LT 5208

There's a new mk1A in primer in the left check out hangar. Must be LA 5038.

Assuming it's LA 5038, 6 MK1A aircraft in 10 months while suffering from supply chain issues doesn't seem like that bad of a deal

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We spotted LA-5037 in Early Feb
LA-5039 in Late March
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Brand new Mark1A maiden flight today
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And we also spotted LT-5208 the last of Mk1 Trainer in early March
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LA-5041 was spotted in july
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The first Mk1A batch trainer (technically its a Mk1 FOC standard aircraft) LT-5209 was spotted in August in an India TV news report
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we again spotted the 9th Tejas Mk1A LA-5041 in the same video too
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According to the orignal timeline HAL had to produce 12 Tejas Mk1A in FY2024-25 and as of right now HAL has produced 10 Tejas Mk1A (not good but not terrible either)
And if HAL CMD's last interview is to be believed We may see LA-5043 roll out from the nasik assembly line in this very month making that the 12th Mk1A aircraft.
 
Deino said:
... of what? A Tejas Mk.1A?

In fact I cannot read it properly but it looks like LT-5209 ... and since when is this a hint for an Mk.1A?

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a more cleaner image confirming it's the 1st Mk1A trainer LT-5209
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Also this looks like the 2nd Mk1A trainer LT-5210 (given it looks like a twin seater and 1 Mk1A trainer + all the 8 mk1 trainer have already been made)
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Sad LA-5036 with its heart ripped out
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🤪🤪🤪🤪😂😂😂😂😂😂 my fraaaand Dolaaan tamp
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Who knows if the issue is on GE side or HAL side. Maybe HAL told GE to slow down the delivery since they can't install all the engines in a quick process.
 
Deino said:
Really? Tejas Mk.2 once again delayed???

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Well, we saw this type of delay many times in the past years. Let's wait and see if the Mk.2 will fly or not at the end of 2026. Good luck to HAL.
 
Deino said:
Really? Tejas Mk.2 once again delayed???

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Are any explanations given for this delay?

In fact "originally" (2022) HAL planned a roll out by December 2023 ... and this was step by step postponed to October 2025 (in 10.2024), by end of 2025 (2.2025) and now May 2026! 😯

What are the excuses now?
 
Deino said:
Are any explanations given for this delay?

In fact "originally" (2022) HAL planned a roll out by December 2023 ... and this was step by step postponed to October 2025 (in 10.2024), by end of 2025 (2.2025) and now May 2026! 😯

What are the excuses now?
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I believe it. As this latest time approaches, it will continue to be postponed...
 
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