LCA TEJAS MK1 & MK1A: News and Discussion

[Armand2REP]

Just asking.....
Is it possible to have those grounded Malaysian mig29s.....if viable for iaf .in half price.....
And deliver with tejas.....
Then they have to pay 50℅

You might as well buy their Su-30MKM as well. Out of 18 Su-30s only 4 of them are air worthy.
https://mothership.sg/2018/08/14-of...fighters-not-airworthy-msia-defence-minister/

 

[patriots]

You might as well buy their Su-30MKM as well. Out of 18 Su-30s only 4 of them are air worthy.
https://mothership.sg/2018/08/14-of...fighters-not-airworthy-msia-defence-minister/

They didn't hv enough spare parts....
But we have.....still now we are flying mig21 and 27 too.....
We don't need su30(which in production)..
But mig29(medium category)...which we need

 

[Armand2REP]

They didn't hv enough spare parts....
But we have.....still now we are flying mig21 and 27 too.....
We don't need su30(which in production)..
But mig29(medium category)...which we need

You need as many as you can get since you are short 12 squadrons and set to lose all of the 21s and 27s soon.

 

[patriots]

You need as many as you can get since you are short 12 squadrons and set to lose all of the 21s and 27s soon.

Ya..we have mmrca....for 114..
Will be finalized in june...
123 tejas(may be more)..
2 squadron of rafale
21 of mig29 from Russia...
Again s400 will come next year(I think)..
Which will also will give some time to procure those 114 fighters

 

[Armand2REP]

Ya..we have mmrca....for 114..
Will be finalized in june...
123 tejas(may be more)..
2 squadron of rafale
21 of mig29 from Russia...
Again s400 will come next year(I think)..
Which will also will give some time to procure those 114 fighters

14 squadrons of MiGs are going into retirement which means 26 squadrons must be replaced over the next decade. Jaguars will need to be replaced by the end of that. It is too many aircraft to replace unless the price is cheap.

 

[patriots]

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[garg_bharat]

Ya..we have mmrca....for 114..
Will be finalized in june...
123 tejas(may be more)..
2 squadron of rafale
21 of mig29 from Russia...
Again s400 will come next year(I think)..
Which will also will give some time to procure those 114 fighters

8 Su-30 are more capable than one squadron of JF-17. Please keep in mind that it is not a pure numbers game.
India has enough number to defend; but NOT ENOUGH to attack.

India needs quick boost-up in numbers of another 150-200 fighters.

 

[HariPrasad-1]

The most valid point to be considered-
At 13.5 tons f404 is underpowered.
Now at 17 tons will F414 be sufficiently powered?

It will be a 414 IN 6 EPE engine with 116 KN power in after burner and 65 KN dry thrust. GE has agreed to modify it. It will have 2% lower fuel efficiency but will have 10% higher dry thrust and 18% higher afterburner thrust.

 

[HariPrasad-1]

People should not worry about tejas and compare it with Mirage 2000 right now. Tejas is all set for Modifications in its second phase of improvement. It will have better aerodynamics, lower weight high weight carrying marginally higher range etc. I foresee MK1+ a much better aircraft compared to Mk1. It will be light in weight, marginally high in speed, much faster in acceleration, better in maneuverability and next level of electronics.

 

[HariPrasad-1]

It will be a 414 IN 6 EPE engine with 116 KN power in after burner and 65 KN dry thrust. GE has agreed to modify it. It will have 2% lower fuel efficiency but will have 10% higher dry thrust and 18% higher afterburner thrust.

Please read 2% higher fuel consumption.

 

[BON PLAN]

Ya..we have mmrca....for 114..
Will be finalized in june...

Indian time is very disturbing.... Seems a black hole is perturbing the indian clocks

 

[Armand2REP]

Indian time is very disturbing.... Seems a black hole is perturbing the indian clocks

It isn't like Dassault doesn't have a healthy backlog, we can wait.

 

[Prashant12]

HAL Tejas LCA Startup&Aerial display(LIMA2019) 29.03.2019

 

[garg_bharat]

Tejas is a beautiful fighter. Real triumph of Indian engineering.

 

[patriots]

Asraam....in mk1a...................................

 

[Bleh]

Asraam....in mk1a...................................

Beautiful!

But in these two images you can't see the back...

Wouldn't they bulge it in Mark1A like they're planning on Mark 2?

 

[Rahul Singh]

HAL Tejas LCA Startup&Aerial display(LIMA2019) 29.03.2019

For long people have wondered if Tejas has split ELEVON with independent actuation. Well, the first few seconds of this video gives the proof.

 

[patriots]

Beautiful!
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But in these two images you can't see the back...
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Wouldn't they bulge it in Mark1A like they're planning on Mark 2?View attachment 34284

Bdw how the rca will be less in mk1a...compared to mk1....
Any idea...when the airframe is same

 

[Rahul Singh]

Tejas MK-1A

 

[Bleh]

Bdw how the rca will be less in mk1a...compared to mk1....
Any idea...when the airframe is same

Nothing was mentioned about RCS, but it'll get a jammer.
But there is no reason to keep the airframe absolutely same! They can bulge the back to improve internal fuel & aerodynamics... same way as older Mig-21s.

IAF asked for a modified canopy in Mark 1A.