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I think we are missing the big picture here. As I see it, there has been a long running "who blinks first" game going on between IAF & Government. Modi Sarkar has refused to order new foreign aircraft until IAF shows greater appetite for Tejas Mk1A, MK2 etc. We have already seen how current Air...

So HAL compelled Argentinian Defence minister to come to India so that it can cover up delays in MK1A. That's some clout HAL has acquired these days

I take back my sarcassm

Somebody in HAL leadership might have found people like hvt who share periodic updates, good information & photos for mango people to be anti-PSU ethos & culture. We cant have that !!!

Astra can be used as a surface to air missile?

The cause and effect of support & influence is bidirectional. Selling them military hardware especially fighters increases our influence. That will lead to increased support.

Whining is our favorite national passtime

That makes sense. I probably misread Indranil's tweet when he said 2 FOC + 8 trainers to fly in next 5-6 weeks. At the same time it did not appear far fetched as FOC trainers have been reported to be on jigs many weeks back

Thanks for clarification. But that is still 10 in 20 months on a production line that is reasonably optimized by now. What I mean is for a change there seems to have been good slack built into 83 MK1A as against over promise under deliver?

But the 10 trainers after 8 FOC trainers will be of MK1A standard right? So if 36 months is a real constraint, they can't be rolled out before Feb 2024?

SP 35 first flight also done?

As I understand as per Indranil's updated 2 remaining FOC + 8 FOC Trainers will be delivered in next few weeks. Lets assume they get delivered by June/July. Also as per MK1A contract 1st MK1A will be delivered in 36 months of signing the contract. i.e. by Feb 2024. So between June/July 2022 to...

This is fantastic news. Tejas program may not be tracking to exact dates but seems to be on right trajectory. We are lucky, we are witnesses to history being created

" but each Tejas maintained 6 sorties per day! A remarkable achievement for a new fighter jet" <-- What are comparable numbers for other fighters?

Wouldn't them buying your fighters make them dependent on you and hence less likely to go bat shit crazy against you? Does it not give you more leverage?

"Army grabbing the lion's share of the budget is a colonial-era concept. " <-- So it has got nothing to do with fact that we share long borders with dangerous neighbors & all Wars post colonialism primarily started as land offensives? Or that America and Europe tried to dominate geographies...

Why do we sassume it will not have Uttam?

Yindoo Baniyas won't understand. JF-17 is there but because of super stealth its not visible to naked eyes. You need Ruhaani vision to see it.

This seems to be on other side of old airport road road as compared to current LCA Division

July no FOC deliveries. August no FOC deliveries. I think plan is to surprise pakis in next Balakot like air strike by sending an FOC Tejas squadron which is being kept hidden somewhere.