I personally believe India is getting locally produced Rafale in numbers through out 2030s. Regarding Tejas engine backlog, I think it's just a temporary supply chain issue and personally i believe there is other pending task too which will eventually resolved by the time when engine start coming so probably MK1A will be in normal production by next year. but It will be nice if you could inform: Do you really think the timelines you mentioned isn't way behind what is required? By the time India got MK1A/B Pakistan start getting J31, when your MK2 start coming Kaan will be there probably and China strat producing 6th Gen by that time. How long India can survive only on Rafale? 5th/6th Gen is totally different ball game then earlier Gen which you can be delusional but reality bites hard when time comes. Secondly why not India involve in French-German 6th Gen project right now to not only secure future but also use that experience for ongoing projects. I think no one will have any doubt that India is not going to get these 6th Gen Jets. They are eventually, may be in late 2040s or early 2050s. Also India has the money, influence and opportunity to participate in this project.
