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They already derated the engine for use, pretty old news. They have the new one... Pilatus... Just that the number is pretty small so they don't get enough flying time..good for us hopefully we shall be able to replace all by Indian aircrafts by next decade.

Yes the IJT course work can be done on Pilatus plus Hawk But with HTT 40 I dont know may be HVT can tell or market it better. Though I may be wrong as it's specifications are not yet out in concrete but service ceiling range etc are limited in it in comparison to Pilatus as per wiki. May be...

What do they use Apache vast fleet , armed drones and A-10 for ? How are you planning to protect IJT from SAM Manpads or enemy fighter jets ? How would you bomb when both sides are in close proximity and make sure our soldiers are unharmed ?

Yes but HTT 40 won't fall under emergency purchase. Purchasing spare parts for the aircrafts or weapons will go to emergency route. IAF can definitely pay for trainer too but i think with availability of Pilatus in a small but good no.s they are looking for the trainer to mature first. By the...

It isn't simple math of taking from one hand and giving to another. There are share holders who get benefit then there are perks given to HAL employees not because they produced a marvellous products but HAL was able to charge more from IAF. Delays by HAL results in cost overrun of billions of...

Indian Airforce also faced maintenance issue with Mig 29. The recent UPG upgrade sorted out most of them now . Navy on the other hand is totally disappointed with the availability rate . India was aware that PAF will be getting F 16s . Jaguar and Mirage were two option in front of IAF and...

Atleast 4-5 years for it to enter production. And that is a very very optimistic statement by me. IAF shouldn't buy Pilatus either as HTT 40 may enter production in a few years too. 3 crash failed spin test. Yes there was compulsion , political one. We bought Jaguar Mirage Mig 23 Mig 27...

Hey hold on I didnt abused you and I don't wish to engage you more after these childish tantrums. IAF didn't inducted 100 Pilatus jet . They are stuck at 75 I think and had a clause of 38 more which they wanted to exercise for your info @abingdonboy they weren't traitor for doing so. I wonder...

If you think delivery schedule of jets in defence procurement is some pinky promise by a girlfriend then you have already lost your ground for reasoning .... IAF won't stop training there new pilots for more than a decade waiting for HAL to deliver basic trainer in mid 20s and to make some...

The order of 70+ HTT 40 has nothing to do with Pilatus blacklisting . They were going to be ordered and confirmed much before . But constant delay kept cutting down on numbers . We should be thankful that Pilatus made sure that IAF was able to train fighter pilots after failure of HAL to...

It was denounced after repeated promise by HAL to provide trainer aircrafts failed and their training process got affected resulting in many crashes of new pilots .

Initially it takes time to setup production capability and they will rollout faster in a few years. You do understand it doesn't make economic sense to have a big production line for 3-4 years then go down. Once they get the orders ,they will plan accordingly The only cause of concern should...