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could be, HAL as lead integrator is dependant it's suppliers, the price they quote is sum total of what their vendors are quoting + their own work share. there could literally be thousands of sub-contracts built into this one main contract. if delivery has to happen on time, everyone in the...

movement of files on defence procurement months before elections is itself unprecedented. in 2019, feb was when last approvals were given, procurement process resumed after elections. in 2014 before elections, last major procurement activity was scrapping of agusta deal.

angad singh keeps making this point again and again, has any retired airmen from IAF penned any thoughts on practicality of this point? surely there is a role non-5th gen fighter jets for medium term.

this "but still lot of work" will go on for entirety of our life times and beyond. it's like climate change and unemployment, it's a never ending . staying the present is not a bad approach.

there's another takeaway from today's test flight, ultra conservative DPSU has conducted first flight inspite of possible engine failure in a separate incident two weeks back. desh badal raha hai... 5-10 years back, they would have postponed the test under same circumstances.

can sand ingestion be a factor? , the jet must have been doing low passes in preparation for the exercises in pokhran. from visuals it was not clear if there is difference in altitude the fighter jets flew between vayu shakti last month and Bharat shakti now.

sure, if this is an area of interest for you, you may create a new thread on GaN developments and put together all publicly available information, so that you can see for yourself whether others agree with you.

2018 article Gallium Nitride developments in India http://fullafterburner.weebly.com/next-gen-weapons/gallium-nitride-developments-in-india

Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari says, "It is indeed a landmark event that the approval has been given for procurement of 97 additional LCA mark 1A. You are aware that we had signed a contract for 83 LCA mark 1As, the deliveries for which are to start shortly in the next few...

Indian Air Force Deputy Chief Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit took a spin in the first LCA series production trainer today in Bengaluru.

not necessarily, its an audit so it’s subjective. Sometimes preconceived notions slip thru in an audit.

Government of India and parliamentary standing committee on defence are two different institutions, their views need not be the same.

Michael Schumacher :doh: which year is the announcer living in !!! Micheal has been bed ridden since his 2014 skiing accident.

yes, it is there. Just can’t see it, just like this F-117.

In that case you will have to wait for atleast a couple of years, official commitments will come only after first flight. commitment on numbers will come much later.

what will it take for you to believe that LCA mk2 is not dead? What proof are you willing to accept?

sirji, don’t start a new controversy. :pound: Adding an “If” doesn’t stop people from reading this the way they want to read this. Yes yes, I know you didn’t start this per se.

HAL isn’t just assembling an aircraft, they are hand holding companies to create a ecosystem to build components for the first time in nation’s history. MWF will happen, that’s a given. India works best in mission mode, there was no clarity on what was the mission up until recently. Now we...

If someone wants to find the history of LCA Tejas programme, is there a blog or article available which captures the history accurately including external factors like economy and US sanctions which had an impact on Tejas program? ============ HAL Tejas, one of the most problematic aircraft...

Was about to make a point based on memory of a third production line, but rechecked now that there are officially only two lines. The third production line that was being talked about in 2019-2020 is same as second production inaugurated recently. As things stand today officially there are only...