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Thats what technical intelligence does.. If you break a weapons contract to the point that you start copying IP protected items, all wrath is brought to bear.

And then get hit by sanctions the kind of which are reserved only for war.. Eg.. Fuel embargo etc

He says detailed design phase has started. So, I'm not sure what you mean when you say that its frozen. Unless all internal subcomponent specifications( which is what detailed design entails) has been completed, 'metal cutting' seems impossible. Not to forget there's plenty of virtual design...

First flight 2025, Induction 2030

So fund crunch doesn't matter anymore? Or lacklustre pace of bureaucracy that has shown itsef in every other program concerning Indian defense procurement?

I wouldn't bet on that. Lets not be over optimistic. Mk1A order has been on the same table for years.

The heavy statement thing kind of happens the world over. For eg USAF assuring to buy some 1763 F35a, but whereas in other countries it is understood as a general push to program and the force showing some confidence in the product, Indians usually tend to measure these statements at their face...

It doesnt work like that.. There are numerous kinds of contracts signed for procurement. Two out of a myriad of these concerned with this discussion will be 'Long lead procurement'/Unfixed quantity Fixed price contract used to initiate procurement of materials for aircraft in the earlier stages...

I dont think you should worry about that right now. Its the performance of the first 100 (or whatever lot size is ordered in the first go) planes that'll decide whether its worth it to buy more jets. Even if IAF stipulates 100 units, if the jet performs as they intend it to, at a reasonable...

Why does it matter, when this entire activity of renaming is purely trivial. 'Rolling back'?!

I don't understand the furor around the naming scheme. MoD won't decide which plane to buy or which to drop based on its name.. The aircraft that wins is based on a range of factors like payload, range, upkeep costs, uptime, capabilities vis a vis direct opponent capabilities, Mission capability...

Still, mk2 production will only enter full rate by 2027-2028, considering 3 years for ramp up production by 2023 and another 4 years to fulfill all mk1/1a orders if production is ordered today.

So 2028? Since HAL mentioned 36 months from contract to delivery of 1st unit + 5 years of Mk1a at 16/year..

When is the intended first flight, Induction scheduled for?

Also, the same photo that you posted regarding the final version of mwf says '300 mm wider' right under the diagram, so it is a whole foot wider..

Not sure, if mwf would still have a compound delta wing as oppossed to a straight delta planform when it already has canards. The compound delta design in lca largely alleviates the active instability problem caused by absence of horizontal control surfaces such as canards and stabilizer, but in...

I'm drawing parallels to saab gripen e since thats the jet with same size, close coupled canard design, equivalent payload, internal fuel capacity, same powerplant and company claims 8,000 kg. Lol, what the hell..

If the length increases from 43ft to 48 ft, then the wingspan won't remain the same, as 26.9 feet. Empty weight at 7000 kgs is dubious at best. Its bound to weigh in at about 8000 kg with all that extra volume and canard integration.

Nothing has been 'developed' yet.. We can comment on that when everything is complete upto first flight. Mk2 : Mk1a : : Gripen E : Gripen C So it actually should be just as fast to be 'developed'.. The most important development that can happen this year is signing of '83 Mk1a'...

Likewise, Its cost is also way short of latest available globally.. It does have an aesa (Zhuk AME) . I don't think rcs matters for fighter jets with figures over 1m². For example 2 jets with rcs of 10m² and 1m² will both be detected over missile envelope for most radars. The difference of a...