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Even China doesn't have the money to buy and maintain a fleet like that. I'd like nothing better than a massive airforce, but we are where we are monetarily.

FOC aircraft inducted much later, though.

Why were pylons moved from wingtip to under the wing?

They're all NATO countries. But that aside, you're partly right about HAL's bad performance. But you've also got to consider the fact that IAF isn't the best customer in the world. They keep changing requirements, and Tejas is the first aircraft of its class designed in India, there is a...

Gripen was never a choice at all. The competition was between Rafale and EF Typhoon. Gripen is more akin to Mirage 2k or MWF or even LCA than Rafale. And its crash record isn't confidence inspiring either.

It's mostly because of the fly-by-wire.

Composites don't reduce weight, they increase the amount of stress the structure can take. Which means higher payload for the same weight. Get your facts straight b4 making retarded comments. Mk.1 FOC weighs 7040 kg empty, and has MTOW of 13500 kg (Wikipedia, correct if I'm wrong). That's 6460...

Yeah. HAL is looking to offload the LSPs. And the rest too, I reckon. Thay need only a few units for testing. Some members have said that SL would be a good customer for the LSPs.

Difference?

Does not make it Avenger.

We don't need something like the Avenger when we are working on the Ghatak. Rustom/Heron can handle the ISR while Ghatak is used for DPS.

Then he can take his 'criticism' to an appropriate thread.

Stop derailing the fucking thread for fuck's sake..

Like I said, Mk.2 requirement is around 200 jets. Mark my words, at least 170 will be ordered. And maybe even a few LIFTs. Who gives a rat's ass? What the fuck do his fucking Twitter likes have to do with his service at HAL? Everything is political with you shits. Find one better test pilot in...

How invested is IAF in unmanned-manned teaming? Will it make up for fighter jet fleet strength?

170 to 201 MWF. No way IAF is so invested in it for a mere 108 jets. MWF is intended to replace MiG-29, Jag and M2k. That is over 200 jets. 323 SE jets in total.

MWF will be the mainstay of the IAF when it enters service. Regardless of AMCA.

Says MKI has 4m^2 RCS. Decide for yourself.

No it isn't. Was already posted and proved to be shit.

MKU quite a few European customers for its ballistic protection equipment as well.