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First flight in 2022 and mass production by 2024. Yeah, no. How much ever we curse our Indian projects for delays, a 2 year trial programme simple does not add up. Not even for countries with a mature aerospace industry like US or Russia.

it will delay it indefinitely, thus indirectly killing it. Remember, we do not have unlimited money. Now choose, in house development or giving away the money to foreign countries?

they have been "Starting manufacturing activities" 5 times in the last 2 years.

Even people like these are on Saab's pay role. Cutting edge tech aspects like the Quadruplux Digital FBW, Unstable design with RSS, Composites, Stealth, Maintainability, Avionics, Software, etc are not discussed.

Even after placing the order, IAF kept changing and adding requirements. Initial operational clearance-1(IOC-1) was granted only in Jan 2011, after which its supposed to take 3 years for delivery of the first fighter, which should have been Jan 2014. However in 2012, IAF again added requirements...

not fraud. it just picks up news from various sources and puts up a video without checking its reliability.

From first flight in 2019 to now in 2032. I think these people have screw loose in their heads.

Hahaha..hahahaha....hAHAHAHAHAHA

Just 5 tons of external stores and only 8G? Really?

Old rubbish report..............

LCA mk2 was always part of the Navy and be part of the Aircraft Carriers from the start. The Navy invested in the project. I dont see any problem with it being single engined. Literally, 7-8 years ago the Navy made it clear that it will be the LCA mk2 to operate from Carriers, while the Navy...

its clear that the Foreign Aircraft lobbies are more powerful than the Warship lobbies. I believed the navy wasnt as corrupted till i realized even they wont let the LCA project to succeed , and neither would they replace those outdated 1960s Seakings with modern Dhruvs for Anti-submarine purposes.

We shouldn BUY anything. Ever heard of R&D? :) Other countries do that.

People here are commenting as if we are gonna buy the jet from Russia lol. People seem to forget its supposed to be a Joint developement based on the PAK FA prototype . India's target is getting more workshare for HAL, the best possible ToT and according to the last known understanding, FGFA...

AMCA is going the same way as Tejas. It was first approved in 2009, but as of 2016, "Full fledged funding and development" hasnt started . - 7 years...and ongoing.. Its similar to Tejas, how it was approved in 1983, but full fledged funding and development was only started in 1993.

Can I know your source? And has the design been frozen?

Honestly, i was expecting AMCA to have its first flight by 2022 and induction well before 2030, especially after working with the Tejas. A lot of technologies for AMCA is being developed for the Tejas mk2 itself. But I guess, our Govt. is too smart. They rather spend 20 Bil$ on an imported...

So AMCA really is on hold..?

"SAAB is providing technical consultancy to ADA. " What experience does SAAB have regarding 5th generation aircrafts?? Infact SAAB and HAL both are along the same lines when it comes to designing and aircraft manufacture. And is it possbile for AMCA to get IOC in 2 years of it's first flight?? :|