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Existing orders:- 40 and 83 Proposed order:- 97 Total 220...

This will probably be the Production schedule---> 2022 March -> Finish single seater Mk1 FOC order 2023 March -> 8 Trainers from Mk1 order 2024 March -> 2 Mk1A + 4-6 Trainers of Mk1A order 2025 March -> 8 Mk1A + 4-6 Trainers of Mk1A order 2026 March -> 14-16 Mk1A 2027 March -> 14-16 Mk1A 2028...

My guess, this will be the squadron composition of all Tejas squadrons once all of them are delivered---> No. 45 -> 16 Single seaters IOC + 3 Twin seaters No. 18 -> 16 Single seaters FOC + 3 Twin seaters 3rd squadron -> 19 Single seater Mk1A with 2052 + 3 Twin seaters 4th, 5th & 6th squadrons...

Confirmed deliveries:- 16 IOC 6 FOC Beyond that no public information is available... In an interview around couple of months back, HAL chief said that they're waiting for some sub-systems from Israel to arrive... Delivery of remaining 10 FOCs depends on arrival of these sub-systems... However...

Refuelling probe require changes to plumbing inside the jet and may not be feasible without a full MLU... And IIRC, refuelling probe was originally supposed to come only in Mk1A jets, but was pushed ahead in Mk1 FOCs itself... So, 45 Squadron IOCs will be upgraded to FOC standard but without...

I assumed production rate of 12 jets per year for AMCA... I don't think it will be more than this unless IAF orders beyond 6 squadrons... A lot of factors will decide production capacity like order numbers, Absorption rate of IAF etc.... IAF can not absorb 50 new AMCAs every year... AMCA won't...

Current AMCA timeline is as follows:- AMCA Mk1 will be ready for production by 2030... IAF commited orders for 2 squadrons... They'll be delivered from 2033 to 2037... AMCA Mk2 will be ready for production by 2034... IAF commited orders for 4 squadrons... They'll be delivered from 2037 to...

As of now, No. We do not have any Heavy jet project currently... - There is no obsession on HAL/ADA's part for Medium Weight jets... We inducted 250+ Heavy jets in the last two decades... We were short of Medium Weight Class jets... So, HAL/ADA worked on them as required by IAF... Replacement...

@Kharavela I don't want to continue this discussion anymore in this thread... We're literally spamming this thread... This will be my last post... ---- First of all, I haven't read the 2012 document before... But since you asked me to read it, I read it a bit... VISION of IAF in the 2012...

What you said about GNats may be true in the era of Single Role fighters and WVR battles... That was 50 years ago and world has moved ahead in terms of technology and the way Air Battles are fought... The main requirement for Air Interception and Point Defence is that the jet should be in air...

I didn't prove anything... And I'm not that well-read... You assume a lot of things... You think IAF's doctrine is only defending Air Space...? Then who will attack targets in enemy land...? Who does the breaking-in of enemy Air Defence assets...? Who does dominating of enemy air space so that...

First of all, the classification of Light, Medium, Heavy etc. is not standard and varies from Air Force to Air Force... Classification varies from Air Force to Air Force based on number of engines, relative differences of payload, relative differences in range etc.... Force structure is planned...

Further to this post... Here is the time-marks where various jets under construction are visible in this video... SP28 - LA5024:- 15:44, 15:55 SP30 - LA5026:- 15:51 SP31 - LA5027:- 15:40, 22:33, 22:59 SP32 - LA5028:- 15:52, 19:43 SP33 - LA5029:- 17:29, 21:38 SP36 - LA5032:- 14:34 SPT05 :- 11:59...

Let me add something to this post... LA5024 (SP28), LA5026 (SP30), LA5027 (SP31), LA5028 (SP32), LA5029 (SP33) and LA5032 (SP36) are being manufactured in Line-1, that is LCA Division... You identified 5 of these... So, the 6th jet which you couldn't identify (the other behind LA5027) is SP33 or...

3rd jet is LA5018 (HAL Designation SP22)... So, SP22, SP24 and SP26 (LA 5018, 5020 and 5022) went to the show...

I think he got confused between No. 32 and SP36 HAL numbering... He would have meant, "after SP36" instead of "after 36 airframes"...

Based on other photos posted---> One is LA5020 (HAL numbering SP24) [I identified it based on number on the wheel door], 2nd one is LA5022 (HAL numbering SP26) [Tail number clearly visible] 3rd one could not be identified...

The 2nd line referred here is the line in Aircraft division... The new line inaugrated will be 3rd line which will be operational by next year...

If I remember correctly, both HAL and IAF changed to new designations few months back... HAL used the new designations for a brief period of time in 2020 but reverted back to older designations again... As far as IAF is concerned, what matters for them is the tail number and similar number...