ADA Tejas (LCA) News and Discussions

[rishivashista13]

Interestingly, LCA-T is a different aircraft and hence it needs to acquire IOC separately. This detachment seems to be part of the process. I only hope it's in concluding segment of the process. Its availability is critical for the squadron service to begin in full swing. Best of Luck LCA-T.

What things are different in LCA T ?

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[Rahul Singh]

What things are different in LCA T ?

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It has dropped nose and twin cockpit with duplicate systems and some interlinked controls. For that it needs to be certified separately.

 

[rishivashista13]

It has dropped nose and twin cockpit with duplicate systems and some interlinked controls. For that it needs to be certified separately.

And what about weapons and avionics ?

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[Rahul Singh]

And what about weapons and avionics ?

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Avionics and weapons have to be same since this is an operational conversion trainer.

 

[Prashant12]

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[Prashant12]

BHEL developing new types of compact heat exchangers

Visakhapatnam: Vizag-based public sector undertaking BHEL-HPVP (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited - Heavy Plates and Vessels Plant) is engaged in indigenous development of new types of compact heat exchangers (CHEs) for the Light Combat Aircraft, also known as Tejas.

According to BHEL-HPVP sources, the research and development department at the plant is currently engaged in indigenous development of four new types of CHEs for the Mk2 version of the Tejas aircraft (LCA-Mk2).

Sources said BHEL-HPVP will be supplying 40 of these new CHEs under a project for the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), Bangalore, a DRDO agency. This will be in continuation to the earlier CHEs supplied for the LCA. Official sources said Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), Bangalore, has recently inquired with HPVP for supply of a further 100 sets of Tejas heat exchangers. Also, sources said the Indian Navy is planning to order another 40 sets of Tejas heat exchangers in the coming years.

Including those supplied during the development stages, HPVP has so far supplied over 400 compact heat exchangers to ADA and HAL.

Recently, the Tejas were inducted into the Indian Air Force, fitted with compact heat exchangers supplied by BHEL-HPVP, which officials said is a landmark achievement for any indigenously developed item.

After completion of successful development of CHEs for Tejas, HPVP has manufactured and supplied over thirty aircraft sets of Tejas heat exchangers to ADA and HAL under their Limited Series Production (LSP) and Series Production (SP) programmes. CHEs supplied by HPVP are fitted on board every Tejas flown so far and have clocked several hundred hours of flight with consistently satisfactory performance.

The R&D department of BHEL-HPVP, has successfully developed eleven different types of compact heat exchangers indigenously for the Indian LCA. Starting from mid 1990s, these developments were carried out over a period of ten years under successive development contracts assigned to HPVP by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA).

Officials said these exchangers are both compact in size and light in weight, making them best suited for aeronautical use. They play the vital roles of maintaining a controlled environment for the pilot and preventing the hydraulic and lubricating oils in the aircraft from excessive heating during flight. Making of these heat exchangers requires high quality machining, vacuum brazing and welding technologies apart from design and engineering.

According to sources, the CHEs developed by HPVP for the Tejas have undergone and passed the severe pre-flight qualification tests mandated for any airborne equipment. On their successful qualification, these CHEs have been accorded the 'Type Approval' for use on board the Tejas by the air-worthiness authorities in ministry of defence. These heat exchangers have been developed and manufactured for the first time in the country at HPVP, who continue to be their sole suppliers in the country to this day. HPVP is thus counted among the select few firms worldwide with the capability to design and manufacture state-of-the-art heat exchange equipment of international quality for military aircraft.

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R&D department of BHEL-HPVP is currently engaged in indigenous development of four new types of compact heat exchangers for the Mk2 version of the Tejas aircraft

BHEL-HPVP will be supplying 40 new CHEs under a project for the Aeronautical Development Agency, Bangalore

HAL, Bangalore, has recently inquired with HPVP for supply of a further 100 sets of Tejas heat exchangers

Indian Navy is also planning to order another 40 sets of Tejas heat exchangers in the coming years

HPVP has so far supplied over 400 compact heat exchangers to ADA and HAL

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...pact-heat-exchangers/articleshow/53793983.cms

 

[Shashwat]

22 July to 13 August -

PV6 - 5 Flights
NP2 - 2 Flights
LSP4 - 2 Flights
NP1 - 1 Flight
LSP5- 1 Flight

Source - Ada

 

[Prashant12]

Light Combat Aircraft manufacturing facility to come up in Andhra Pradesh

VIJAYAWADA: A weapons integration facility to manufacture Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), said to be the first-of-its-kind in the country in the private sector, will be set up in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh at a total cost of Rs 2,135 crore.

Wem Technologies Private Limited is partnering with Lockheed Martin, the largest defence equipment manufacturer in the US, to set up this facility, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said.

"We have decided to allot 350 acres of land for this facility spread over Vatluru and Bhogapuram villages near Eluru in West Godavari district. In the first phase, they will invest Rs 635 crore and provide employment to 650 persons. In all, 2510 jobs will be created when the facility becomes fully operational," Chandrababu told a press conference here last night.

Wem currently has orders worth Rs 560 crore on hand, he said.

Other details about the project or its Indian promoters are awaited.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ETTWMain

 

[tejas warrior]

Light Combat Aircraft manufacturing facility to come up in Andhra Pradesh

VIJAYAWADA: A weapons integration facility to manufacture Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), said to be the first-of-its-kind in the country in the private sector, will be set up in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh at a total cost of Rs 2,135 crore.

Wem Technologies Private Limited is partnering with Lockheed Martin, the largest defence equipment manufacturer in the US, to set up this facility, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said.

"We have decided to allot 350 acres of land for this facility spread over Vatluru and Bhogapuram villages near Eluru in West Godavari district. In the first phase, they will invest Rs 635 crore and provide employment to 650 persons. In all, 2510 jobs will be created when the facility becomes fully operational," Chandrababu told a press conference here last night.

Wem currently has orders worth Rs 560 crore on hand, he said.

Other details about the project or its Indian promoters are awaited.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ETTWMain

What is this all about ? What Wem Technologies Private Limited Do for LCA Tejas project ?

 

[Prashant12]

What is this all about ? What Wem Technologies Private Limited Do for LCA Tejas project ?

Its related to weapons integration facility with current orders worth 560 crore.

 

[ezsasa]

Its related to weapons integration facility with current orders worth 560 crore.

What does "weapons integration facility"? Is it manufacturing or something else?

 

[Prashant12]

The trainer KH-T-2010 overlooking the grand Himalayas at Leh during the recent high altitude and high temperature tests.

 

[bengalraider]

Why would Lockheed Martin invest in a Tejas Facility unless it was a part of offsets for an yet unannounced F-16 blk70 deal.

 

[PARIKRAMA]

Its a wrong reporting.. its VEM technologies . Wem tech is a UK based Cloud services company

LM was talking with Vem for some work on vehicle and ship mounted gyros combat systems

Pls focus in these 2 last paras

Source
Source : Aeromag
https://www.aeromag.in/Magazines/2707664519 .pdf

Also Industrial licences of Vem are below

For Wem , There is no Industrial Licences

Covered here:
http://defence . pk/threads/lca-manufacturing-facility-to-come-up-in-andhra.445347/

@Prashant12 @bengalraider

 

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[Saichand K]

Its a wrong reporting.. its VEM technologies . Wem tech is a UK based Cloud services company

LM was talking with Vem for some work on vehicle and ship mounted gyros combat systems

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Pls focus in these 2 last paras


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Source
Source : Aeromag
https://www.aeromag.in/Magazines/2707664519 .pdf

Also Industrial licences of Vem are below
View attachment 9908

For Wem , There is no Industrial Licences

Covered here:
http://defence . pk/threads/lca-manufacturing-facility-to-come-up-in-andhra.445347/

@Prashant12 @bengalraider

Ok... But the issue is what did have to do with LCA Tejas. How did L&M get into LCA program? Or is it F-16 Block 70 program?

 

[tejas warrior]

Source: Facebook Tejas LCA page.

SP3 will make her first flight in August only.. So its within 10 days from now.

SP4 on track.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

The quote below is most awkward, The author has non sense in him that he relates this to Aircraft manufacturing, The below sentence make perfect also nonsense ..

A weapons integration facility to manufacture Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)

Ok... But the issue is what did have to do with LCA Tejas. How did L&M get into LCA program? Or is it F-16 Block 70 program?