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Nobody including me wishes to stifle debate and healthy discussions. No weapon platform is 100% perfect. Some compromises in performance in specific areas will be there. So, not saying that the LCAmk1 or the LCAmk1a is perfect. There may be some shortfalls and healthy criticism with the view...

The JF17 whatever block it is is a Chinese designed and developed plane. Whatever the Pakistanis may say, their contribution is almost zero. So essentially you are saying that a Chinese plane in the light category class is better than an Indian plane in the same weight class. Though in...

Let's not get into the dick measurement contest. Probably many members would rightly expect that you being of Indian origin(???) will not make too many negative comments on an mostly indigenous fighter program. Maybe they are expecting too much from you. It's not that the JF17 is a F22 class...

Agree, but it went out of topic long ago. Many members vented their ire with a lot of emotion. Now will the Pentagon - Right Wing Extremists - anti Hindu Christian Evangelists really recognise the geo political reality and make an significant exception for India is the big question mark?. I...

Well, to each his fancy. Obviously you are smitten by the argument of @nosmoking and the idea of Han supremacy. No quarrel to pick, bro. We should say Lal Salaam to the CCCP. 😒😒🤓

I can see the desperation in your reply. You would not like the scenario that I have visualised to happen. Ideally treat India as an underdog and not good enough to join Beijing at the table of major powers. But your wishing and the actual happening will not match. We already have the...

An rather different point of view which many might not agree. I would like to look at the situation from the China prism. Firstly inspite of the US selling/transferring almost state of the art F16V fighters to Taiwan equipped with advanced AESA radars, other electronics and latest versions of...

We are again hearing voices advocating the scrapping of the whole LCA mk2 programme and shifting the focus completely on the AMCA. One repeated argument is that the LCA mk2 when it arrives would be at its best be a 4.5 generation aircraft. And 5th generation enemy aircraft would make it...

I agree, there is a visible change in the defence research environment now. Many futuristic programmes have seen good progress.Probably we can leave our chequered past in defence R & D behind and chart a new future where successes are more than our failures. I would be happy if we manage to...

Bro, I really don't know how we are going to realise our objective of an > 100 kn reliable turbofan engine. There is not much information released by the Government. Other than periodic announcements of India thinking of tying up with Saffran or RR. Public announcements cannot replace actual...

Yes. The GE 414 is a generation ahead of the engine installed in the Mirage 2000. Though I would wistfully dream of an indigenous engine replacing the GE 414. But in spite of the obvious advantages of the MWF, it seems that an lobby is hell bent on discrediting the plane. Just guessing. But...

Of course, the indigenous high performance jet engine is a puzzle that seems to defy an solution. Are we even investing enough resources to make the effort succeed. Why should only GTRE be the only agency mandated to develop high performance turbofans. I would think that at least a couple of...

Yes, the MWF has still not flown. But do you really feel that the task of bringing the MWF to fruition will be as difficult or even more difficult than bringing the AMCA to fruition. The MWF is an evolution of the basic LCA mk1 design while the AMCA is an whole new design. Stealth shaping and...

While respecting your opinion I would like to know how will the Mirage 2000 be fully superior to the LCA mk2. The MWF/LCA mk2 with canards should have an superior flying envelope to the M2000. The thrust to weight ratio should be better because the GE 414 engine is an lower weight high thrust...

The importance of the LCA mk2/MWF cannot be overstated. The MWF will be in the medium weight category and compete against the likes of the J10C, Mirage 2000 and even the F16 Block 52. Its design is an evolution of the basic LCA mk1/mk1a and therefore it involves less risk. More likely to succeed...

The positive development is that the momentum lost temporarily due to Covid 19 is coming back. For all the hand wringing about HAL and ADA they are still the only agency who can deliver the LCA Mk1a and the LCA Mk2. We simply don't have an alternative. So wishing them all the best in sticking to...

We have a schedule for the roll out of the LCA mk2. Hope HAL/ADE adhere to the timeliness. From today's Hindu newspaper.

I have acknowledged it. Refer to my previous post. But it would have been great if our aeronautical community (HAL, ADE, ADA etc) had really pulled an rabbit out of the hat. Delivered something even if it was a prototype well ahead of time. But sadly we know that keeping to deadlines and cost...

Good work man. The renders looked real. But I wish HAL and ADE/ADA could turn dreams into reality at least once and shock/surprise us. But probably we are expecting too much.

I hope it is not like an April 1st joke. Would be in very bad taste. For the hundreds of Indian defence enthusiasts who take pride in our S&T achievements. Can anybody authenticate the report. The rest of the comments can follow later. If it is not the LCA mk2, what plane is it.