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The latest example of how ASQR actually works in the real world is the purchase of Chinook. IAF revised payload from 20000 kgs to 11000 kgs. What was it, Chinook not meeting ASQR? Initial ASQR is basically a wish list. Revised ASQR is in accordance with technical feasibility. Anyway, If you...

Those who still wonder if Tejas MK-2 has static canard or movable. Check negative and positive deflection in following pics of the wind tunnel model.

This is called evolution. Warming to see more than what I had predicted a year ago have come true. Where you are hiding @Sancho? Take the slap.

Actually, it is 1.36 m longer.

In all likelihood, landing gears have been moved to wing roots in AF MK-2 as well. So the addition of one more hard point at centre fuselage is a possibility. Besides, there is a whisper about wingtip stations.

Canards are all-moving and will be fully integrated with FCS (unlike LEVCON of NLCA). See the mention of a hinge.

The best way to take advantage would be adding 56 Rafale M over 36 more for IAF. Then asking French to form a JV with GTRE and an Indian production partner from the private sector for development of a 110KN Turbofan with growth potential up to 130KN on a risk-sharing basis. With complete IPR...

Since the Gun Bay has moved to wing roots, its former location (underneath Air Intake) can house IRST internally.

MMRCA-2 for Single engine is a bond to be cashed only if there is a significant geo-political advantage(read Afghanistan) to gain in return. In that case, it will be F-16 and no other. Other than that the way i see it. MMRCA-2 will die as it is. Another batch of 36 Rafales will be purchased...

At ~17t MTOW Tejas MK-2 is in Mirage2000 class which according to IAF is an M-MRCA. So MK-2 will be called a medium fighter.

@Kunal Biswas Tejas is the only thing that brings me back to DFI. Unfortunately, DFI has become everything but Tejas. Locked Thread(first time), Tejas MK2 thread being used for general posting on Tejas. It's not how it used to be for a decade. What is going on?

The BJP has every right to use it for 'propaganda'. Their Manohar Parrikar had worked tirelessly to bring LCA program on track from the deathbed. Without efforts of BJP led government, IAF would have neither got Tejas nor Rafale in its squadron. Both were struggling to make any headway when...

For an aircraft which has been bestowed with derogatory references such as "Point Defence only Fighter" or a "just a Mig-21 replacement" or a "3-legged Cheetah" etc. beating specialists like Jaguar and Mig-27MLs not to mention other Mulitiroles like Mirage-2000H(if not 5s also) and Mig-29UPGs...

@Kunal Biswas What happened to Tejas MK-1 thread?

In 14-day high-intensity combat Air Exercise, LCA performed remarkably well and emerged with best range scores in terms of best weapon delivery by any aircraft fielded in the Gagan Shakti 2018 disclosed Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar...

Baby from womb out for public finally. So all the calculations I put forth about Tejas MK-2 some 8 months ago are getting vindicated one after other. Worth the wait @ersakthivel.

Successful or not the point was evolution which is necessary to develop futuristic technologies. Russia even developed SU-35 when it was already test flying PAK FA and when its primary adversary was flying two types of 5 th gen fighter. China is inducting SU-35 when its J-20 is also entering...

Evolution is one necessary part of the development process of developing an industry. Without it no one has ever succeeded in moving to next let alone leapfrog an entire generation. Entire flanker family from model 27 to 35 is an example of this. what MK-2 will do is give time and reason to...

Surely the repeat order from GoI won't come without it. Maybe this MRCA 2 is also to put pressure on French for giving more than what they are willing to at present.

With every possibility of its signature getting passed on to Chinese, we will be an idiot to even consider it anymore. Even if AMCA remains a half backed cake for a while it will still be better than FGFA for us. If such is the case then I am happy. Provided French are ready to help us...