India shouldn't be compared with Sweden,SK,Jap,or turkey. They are small countries and they will never try to recreate something which is already available for them in the market from their allies. India can't risk in just importing the most obvious and important key to our ambitions in aviation...
Chandigarh lobby is extremely pissed,none of their moles after Suhag got promoted to the General/CDS level....we need baba in the centre but baba needs to act, chandigarh lobby will not hold ones a weak leadership comes in power...
Arre itna brutal sach nhi bolo yaar genrail sahabs hi toh hai saare,bina war ya casualties ke reality check mila hai kabhi inhe,kasmir hi dekh lo,aaj tak dil hi jeeta jaa raha hai,aur boost bhi karna mightiest supernatural ka....
"Al31-FP for Tejas",you must be kidding right,Tejas was designed in 90s with a smaller powerplant and thrust requirement....
AL31 is over 1 meter longer and 50 percent more heavier than GE F404IN20,they never planned a 13.2mt long Tejas to have such a heavy weight class engine,heck this engine...
-all that happened more than a decade ago,so no point arguing on that...
-Tejas mk1a was proposed in 2015 when IAF finally limited mk1 order to just 40,the first mk1a will be inducted in 2024....
By the way this is fastest by Indian standards....
The former deal was way better than the lollipops...IAF need Rafales in good number,they can't fullfill it's requirement with a light aircraft(that's why they ordered only 83 additional LCAs to replace token number of migs that has and will retire)...every program brings uncertainty, kaveri...
Any range is just speculation,this isn't a new radar,front end is only redesigned,based on GaA technology,the radar has 912 minimum TRMs,the size remains the same as the old one(600mm length and 400mm breadth),however the density has increased...
So this has happened..Barak 8 is now tested in the battle...
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/02/israeli-defense-system-shot-down-russian-missile-in-karabakh-war-reports-a73116