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  1. lcafanboy

    ADA Tejas (LCA) News and Discussions

    NET to catch fighters...:pound::rofl::rofl::rofl::rotfl: Desi jhola chaap reporters become defence reporters for time pass...:frusty:
  2. lcafanboy

    ADA Tejas (LCA) News and Discussions

    Those are old figures. Kaveri engine has been improved a lot firstly due to in house improvement by DRDO and also now snecma providing help as off set for Rafale deal. Kaveri will be tested early next year. We need help in uprating core by adding stages once we get that India will be able to...
  3. lcafanboy

    ADA Tejas (LCA) News and Discussions

    By the way you don't seem to know the current weight of Kaveri engine... Do you know what current weight of Kaveri engine is? It's just 1050kgs.. yes gtre and DRDO have reduced the weight of Kaveri engine substantially. The lenght of afterburner section has been increased by about 40cms this...
  4. lcafanboy

    ADA Tejas (LCA) News and Discussions

    Here DFCC stands for digital flight control computer..
  5. lcafanboy

    ADA Tejas (LCA) News and Discussions

    ADE has issued a tender for Tejas MKIA DFCC Chassis Assembly. The tender opens by end august and first unit to be supplied in 3 months from date of contract The fabrication of the chassis has to be carried out in Three Stages, based on the following Terms & Conditions: 1) FIRST UNIT - PROTOTYPE...
  6. lcafanboy

    ADA Tejas (LCA) News and Discussions

    GTRE has issued a tender for 'Expression of Interest for Altitude Tests of Kaveri Engine and its Derivative', bid opening on 1st Aug 18 Dimensions & details of Engine as per EOI document Inlet Dia : 749mm Max Dia : 940mm Length : 3900mm LP Comp - Three stage HP Comp - Six stage HP Turbine -...
  7. lcafanboy

    ADA Tejas (LCA) News and Discussions

    It's tailor made for Rafales. All India specific Upgrades have been funded for in the first 36 Rafale deal itself, so rest won't be having this amount to be paid for, add to it the offset money being invested in DRAL plant and last of the 2 Rafales being produced in India which will help...
  8. lcafanboy

    ADA Tejas (LCA) News and Discussions

    Yup... Last 2 Rafales of current deal will be assembled in India and that will be final nail in mmrca2 drama coffin. Next decade will see Rafale and LCA Mk1A and Mk2 and AURA (with nEURON technology) coming in numbers. SAFRAN will be providing parts for Kaveri engine and a complete aeronautical...
  9. lcafanboy

    ADA Tejas (LCA) News and Discussions

    Guess what 2 French Mirage 2000 are also being given to iaf along with 32 Jaguars... JAI HO. PAPPU will get an egg on his face now...
  10. lcafanboy

    ADA Tejas (LCA) News and Discussions

    And that joke will be kicking ass of almost all the fighters next decade..... With ROFAR radar and next gen ew suite it will be far ahead of f-35, typhoon, all American teens, and Chinese JUNK fighters. Except for upgraded f-22s and Rafale F4.2 no other fighter will be able to compete with...
  11. lcafanboy

    ADA Tejas (LCA) News and Discussions

    That's what I call plain stupidity. Why can't they vision LCA Mk2 as stealthy next generation fighter with GaN AESA, spectra like ew suite, sensor fusion, gold plated frameless glass canopy, conformal tanks, conformal weapons bay, additional pylons with multi racks, etc. Many of these systems...
  12. lcafanboy

    ADA Tejas (LCA) News and Discussions

    Yes it is inching literally from 2001 first flight. What should have been a 10 to 12 years development period has turned into a 20 to 21years ordeal with final product LCA Mk1A still not in sight and Kaveri engine still a distant dream. Now compare with pakfa first flight in 2010 and is already...
  13. lcafanboy

    ADA Tejas (LCA) News and Discussions

    Where would you get engines for Tejas from.....:frusty:
  14. lcafanboy

    ADA Tejas (LCA) News and Discussions

    What are those 2 white LUX soaps for? Did someone forget after washing hands?.......:biggrin2::biggrin2:
  15. lcafanboy

    ADA Tejas (LCA) News and Discussions

    FOC for Tejas is in July 2018..... confirmed.
  16. lcafanboy

    ADA Tejas (LCA) News and Discussions

    French refused tot to HAL but now tot will be given to DRAL in which Dassault has 51% stake and to other private vendors like samtel and many Indo French JV vendors. Cost of Indian Rafales will be lower as plant cost is already amortized through offset money. While snecma kaveri engine will be...
  17. lcafanboy

    ADA Tejas (LCA) News and Discussions

    Lca Mk1A and mk2 will replace mig 21 and lower end requirements. Rafales will be replacing High end requirements. FGFA might not come with Putin playing games with India. AMCA will be ready by 2035 only not before and will be 5.5 gen Fighter and will borrow many sub systems from Rafales. Look...
  18. lcafanboy

    ADA Tejas (LCA) News and Discussions

    Yup. But Rafales will replace those sqdns. Rafales are coming in a big way and will replace many of the fighters. Even jaguars sqdns will get replace by Rafales.
  19. lcafanboy

    ADA Tejas (LCA) News and Discussions

    Rafales will replace MIG 27....
  20. lcafanboy

    ADA Tejas (LCA) News and Discussions

    Design of LCA Tejas’ next version almost done, AESA Radar next month March 26, 2018 By: Tribune News Service Talking about the next version of the Tejas, called ‘Mark1-A’, Dr Christopher said: “The design other than the AESA radar and the jammer pod is complete.” Hindustan Aeronautics Limited...
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