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Which role suits LCA 'Tejas' more than others from following options?

  • Interceptor-Defend Skies from Intruders.

    Votes: 342 51.3%
  • Airsuperiority-Complete control of the skies.

    Votes: 17 2.5%
  • Strike-Attack deep into enemy zone.

    Votes: 24 3.6%
  • Multirole-Perform multiple roles.

    Votes: 284 42.6%

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Test Flights are truly on full swing.. in just 21 days they have done 38 flights compared to 42 in Aug (highest in a month for 2017).
In 21 days,
LSP3: 5
PV5: 9
LSP4: 4
LSP7: 6 >> GUN
LSP8 : 14 >> IFR

No. of flights successfully completed by LCA - Tejas :

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@TPFscopes
N-LCA NP1 sitting idle after May but not grounded according to color coding of the text!
Is ADA is upto something?

LSP-2 was to be testbed for UTTAM, it's too not grounded but operational.

These guys are now taking secrecy seriously:crying:
 

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It seems like they will be announcing LCA-N arrested recovery landing at shore based test facility in Goa soon. PV1 is also revived for Kaveri integration and testing.
@TPFscopes
N-LCA NP1 sitting idle after May but not grounded according to color coding of the text!
Is ADA is upto something?

LSP-2 was to be testbed for UTTAM, it's too not grounded but operational.

These guys are now taking secrecy seriously:crying:
 

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N-LCA NP1 sitting idle after May but not grounded according to color coding of the text!
Is ADA is upto something?

LSP-2 was to be testbed for UTTAM, it's too not grounded but operational.

These guys are now taking secrecy seriously:crying:
The test flights of NP1 & LSP-2 may begin by year end.
These airframes are under specific modifications including PV-1
PV-1 do not have any sign of flights in the slot of year 2017 but I expect some flights in first half of 2018.

The status of PV-1 is pretty more secret than the status of NP-1 & LSP-2.

fingers crossed and hope for the best....:yo:
 

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The test flights of NP1 & LSP-2 may begin by year end.
These airframes are under specific modifications including PV-1
PV-1 do not have any sign of flights in the slot of year 2017 but I expect some flights in first half of 2018.

The status of PV-1 is pretty more secret than the status of NP-1 & LSP-2.

fingers crossed and hope for the best....:yo:
Certainly these details of NP-1 can give goosebumps to the N-LCA naysayers, who say N-LCA is dead.
If it's dead, how and why it is operational and not grounded?
Why is goverment paying for the tests, fuel etc?
Afterall it's a goverment project.
 

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"India’s longest running Premier Public sector Aerospace company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is facing order crunch due to the ever-increasing participation of Private Aerospace companies in Indian Defence Sector. Crunch especially has been felt at fighter aircraft segment after Government of India decides to keep HAL off the Single engine and Twin engine fighter jet requirement for 200 fighter jets and instead allowed Private Aerospace companies to partner with winning International partner. HAL Chief recently voiced his concerns about this, since production and assembly of fighter aircraft for HAL always has been a very lucrative business which contributes immensely towards companies year-on-year growth and profits, while company is doing good business with its Rotary orders it still faces no new orders as a production agencies for its fighter aircraft division. Assembly and Production of BAe licensed Hawks Advance Jet Trainer (AJT) for Indian Airforce and Indian Navy has been completed and by 2019-2020 all Sukhoi-30MKI orders will be completed and the only production of India’s LCA-Tejas MK1 and MK-1A is all that HAL will produce for a period of 2020 to 2025. HAL not only failed to secure additional orders for Sukhoi-30MKI currently produced in its Nashik Plant but also failed to secure orders for Bae Hawks meant for IAF’s Surya Kiran Aerobatic display team due to price inflation. Delays in final agreement for a deal between India and Russia to co-produce 5th generation FGFA Stealth fighter jet in its Nashik Plant means that Production capacity will remain idle and the plant will be largely be focused and used for Overhauling in service Sukhoi-30s which has to lead to such poor order books for its fighter division. India’s AMCA 5th Generation fighter jet is still at the initial stage and it is unlikely it will be ready for production by 2030. HAL is left with only orders for 83 Tejas MK-1A and 40 Tejas MK-1, HAL also faces a daunting task to keep its production capacity and plants running efficiently till FGFA and AMCA go into production. The only project which may come to its way post-2023-25 will be Tejas MK-2 project which is still under active consideration but has not seen much of movement to move from concept to reality. Tejas MK-2 is still a project initiated by Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) which already has seen Navy backing off from the project and also no assured order has been committed by Indian Air Force. Tejas MK-2 project also faces a double threat which might kill the project before it becomes a reality. first being that HAL’s Tejas MK-1A for which air force already has placed orders for 83 units might see IAF re-framing its self, from placing further orders for its successor since Navy is no longer a partner in the project and Second threat, it faces is that whoever wins rights to manufacture Single engine fighter jets in India will have a production plant up and running by 2025 and might simply offer same aircraft to compete with Tejas MK-2 project. For Tejas MK-2 project to succeed and for HAL to keep its fighter division in business till 2030, HAL will have to make sure that, post-2025, Tejas MK-2 enters scale production in good numbers for which it will need to assist Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) which is just design and research agencies to keep the project on schedule so that it doesn’t face competition from winner of Single engine fighter jet tender . Private Aerospace companies in India will get assured orders for minimum 200 aircraft which they will try to maximize by putting pressure for additional orders and it is pretty much clear now that Tejas MK-2 project is most vulnerable and can be axed. Order size of over 200 aircraft to Private Aerospace companies and another potential Naval order for 57 Carrier borne aircraft again going to a Private Aerospace company will mean HAL will have to stick with uncertain FGFA project which due to cost factor might see orders below 100 and AMCA Project which is yet to take off or way company can remain in the game is to ensure that Tejas MK-2 project is not axed and it enters production ."

The IDRW author seems to have taken seriously about Raghuvanshi's articles on tejas the other day.
Also seems to be another fanboy saying navy backed off from N-LCA, without producing any official documents saying so, rather in this very year many loksabha reports and replies have stated otherwise.

Seriously these sites just need something to fill their pages, anything with a other so called journos articles proofs will give rise to even shittier article.
 

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Test Flights are truly on full swing.. in just 21 days they have done 38 flights compared to 42 in Aug (highest in a month for 2017).
In 21 days,
LSP3: 5
PV5: 9
LSP4: 4
LSP7: 6 >> GUN
LSP8 : 14 >> IFR

No. of flights successfully completed by LCA - Tejas :

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And 11 more flights in just 4 days. Tejas has done more test flights this month than in any of last 12 months. Lot of flying hours being put in.
 

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ARSAAM is a WVRAAM and Derby is a BVRAAM. How can they replace each other?
sorry bro I mean python 5....I typed derby in mistake
.....bdw its in proposal stage nothing is clear now ,tejas group along with Israel firm is working together on the vibration (which occurs in 0.8 mach speed)

may be next test of Python 5 will clear the picture
 

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sorry bro I mean python 5....I typed derby in mistake
.....bdw its in proposal stage nothing is clear now ,tejas group along with Israel firm is working together on the vibration (which occurs in 0.8 mach speed)

may be next test of Python 5 will clear the picture
Python 5 with (already integrated) DASH HMDS is a killer combo. Minor vibrations won't stop it from getting integrated.
 

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Python 5 with (already integrated) DASH HMDS is a killer combo. Minor vibrations won't stop it from getting integrated.
Considering that is cruise speed you can bet they won't move on until it is fixed.
 

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Wing Co Tolani in the Frontline video on Tejas is a MiG-29 pilot. Before his stint with the Flying Daggers, he was with the First Supersonic. So when he says that Tejas has good maneuverability at low speeds and also at high speeds, then it means Tejas is really agile.
 
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