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It’s the IAF we are talking about…obviously they want it all maybe few more things than there is in NGAD program! IAF’s expectations are always high but it’s about what HAL & ADA can deliver.

But, Tejas mk2 will be way cheaper and could be upgraded and updated without relyin on a foreign vendor! thus as the platform matures it could outperform gripen plus it will create a much needed ecosystem for defence aviation! money saved could be invested in other defence projects and R&D of...

Expect further delays as now the rollout is predicted to be in 2023 from previously stated 2022 end & before that it was touted to be in aug2022. kudos to HAL!

NEZ of meteor is 60km due to the technology it is embedded with, ram jet engine provides better chase but thinking it will prolong its max range by 3 time is superficial. MBDA isn’t a fool that they wouldn’t be boasting it if their missiles range was twice that of AIM-120 let alone 3 times as...

Exact thing I would suggest just to add another important point which hasn’t been discussed is we need to absorb tech of an engine that we have mass produced before jumping onto a state of the art tech, can’t straight away go from no reliable engine produced to such a tech marvel! It’s like...

Uncle sam needs us more than we need them! Even compromised Joe/Chow Biden is still anti China and that will be the norm for next 20 years atleast all we need to do is take advantage of geopolitical situation absorb cutting edge defence tech knowledge and get as much as TOT we can get from USA...

For enlarged intakes we don’t necessarily need a completely new fighter it was/is just a design flaw in Tejas! It’s not the modular internally these things are being addressed in the FOC version on IAF request! This is why we needed to design mk2 from scratch as things are actually running...

The only problem is be it any Indian govt they don’t trust USA thus they wouldn’t invest in R&D for epe, they will feel themselves comfortable with France or UK! See how scared(CATSA) they are in a simple purchase of f414 for mk2! They learnt that from their old masters #congress they always...

Couldn’t agree more...it be b/w 2030-32 as till that time their economy could handle the load. But interesting development in geopolitics is USA asking for base in Pak after 9/21. If that happens don’t think China will give fc31 to them! Pak need USA for money they are stuck b/w the both...I...

And there is AMCA’s Patch too, on the other side!

I was hoping you would say atleast 4 squadrons 😢 2029-32 2squads(mk1) 2032-35 2squads..even with 2squads of amca & few squads of mig29(23 of which we are buying just now), mirages & jaguar will still get the score past 48 squads which will be good If possible! another question on my mind as AMCA...

The carrier/naval version is known as j35/fc35, can check at sinodefenceforum for more details. ask yourself is jf17 export standard?? They(pak) are inducting them in bulk!! they might be expensive but pak army will let their citizens die but will still purchase new weapons and platform! &...

Aren’t you missing AMCA?? 739+120ish=859ish 6-7 squadrons of AMCA, aren’t you suppose to get it till 2035?? All that optimism wasted...2029 they are supposed to start production 2032 for mk2 version can’t we produce all of them 6 years?? if that’s the case cancel everything and fund amca only...

You say more than 48 squadrons by 2035, I say if they could get to 42 by that time would be an achievement let’s see what the future holds!!

yes I understood that but what I’m trying to make you aware about is with more platform being inducted there will also be a increase in upkeep which will also have a strain on overall defence budget! DB= A+B with increase in A there will be an increase in B! As there is that old proverb “Hathi...

last time i checked it was 39000cr/$5.3billion in which they aren’t just supposed to buy fighters but other weapons systems,drones,parts for current operational fleet. I hope you do know per hour fight cost so as the fleet grows bigger it will also put a strain on the defence budget! About...

Bro let’s play with just no. My Assumption. Yours Assumption su30mki- 272 272 tejas - 123 123 MMRCA- 36 (F4)*. 110 mk2 - 170. 170 amca - 120. 120 rafale -...

Well with 16 fighters per year from 2022-23, I hope to see them finish mk1a contract within 2027-28, there is also a delay penalty clause for that very reason! and in the same year if they could start the production for tejas mk2. Thats a good thought but the only problem is nobody trust HAL...

True and even HAL needs to deliver a capable fighter in time! Till now they haven’t proved themselves. infact i think this is why mmrca 2.0 is still on the table if HAL fails to deliver they have it as backup! orelse just order 36 more rafale f4 and rest from HAL(170+)

This is the future and a cheap one in terms of maintenance & cost per kill. Indian Govt should invest in it right now!! This what any powerful nation will do plan for 10-20 years ahead! implications are endless... it could be the replacement for iron dome that Israel used to defend against the...