ADA Tejas (LCA) News and Discussions

[abingdonboy]

I suppose he asked because of those arrestor cables visible on the runway.

Fair enough but this is one of the NPs (NP1?) testing at the navy's SBTF, no arrestor trails have taken place yet.

 

[swervey]

GET FROM BR PAGE
HAL is outsourcing the manufacturing of LCA's AMAGB. In the EOI, the following tentative schedule is presented.
here production schedule for the 115 LCAs. View attachment 15536

***Incoming idiotic question, apologies in advance***

Why do the totals add up to 115 and not 123. Have some (from batch 1 IOC) been already delivered? thank you...

 

[kunal1123]

***Incoming idiotic question, apologies in advance***

Why do the totals add up to 115 and not 123. Have some (from batch 1 IOC) been already delivered? thank you...

because till sp8 they have already outsource and are in various stage sp1,2,3,4 is already completed ..........115+8=123

 

[abingdonboy]

 

[abingdonboy]

 

[Chinmoy]

Thanks @abingdonboy .......... First flight pic of Tejas with IFR pod I believe .....

 

[indiatester]

Nice!!!
Can we assume that midair refueling tests have also happened?

 

[tejas warrior]

Just for records, SP4 has been handed over to IAF as per updates from Tejas-LCA FB page.

 

[abingdonboy]

Thanks @abingdonboy .......... First flight pic of Tejas with IFR pod I believe .....

Not the first flight bro, this picture was taken during Aero India 2017.

Nice!!!
Can we assume that midair refueling tests have also happened?

Very likely.

 

[tejas warrior]

Nice!!!
Can we assume that midair refueling tests have also happened?

As of now, In flight refueling Test hasn't started.

 

[Abhishek Shrivastava]

Mid of May is coming but no significant progress reported for FOC.

What is going on?

 

[Abhishek Shrivastava]

Nice!!!
Can we assume that midair refueling tests have also happened?

Thid image is fron AeroIndia...

 

[indiatester]

Thid image is fron AeroIndia...

Unfortunately I did not see that when I visited on the second day.

 

[Filtercoffee]

Mid of May is coming but no significant progress reported for FOC.

What is going on?

Will it be issued this year? What do you think?

 

[tejas warrior]

Will it be issued this year? What do you think?

FOC will only happen next year. Sorry mate.

 

[mahesh]

FOC will only happen next year. Sorry mate.

So which are the points which are still not covered by Tejas till now which are making FOC delayed. Still how many tests ?

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[wuzetian]

FOC will only happen next year. Sorry mate.

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[tejas warrior]

So which are the points which are still not covered by Tejas till now which are making FOC delayed. Still how many tests ?

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Pending Activities:

Beyond visual range missile Integration & Test
Mid Air Refueling
Radar Tests
Gun Firing - This should be starting shortly.

 

[tejas warrior]

#Tejas LSP4 to fire Derby Missile today at 1045 hrs as part of ongoing trials at Kalaikunda. - Tarmak007

 

[lcafanboy]

BREAKING: IDN EXCLUSIVE: DERBY MISSILE TEST FIRED FROM TEJAS
THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2017 BY INDIANDEFENSE NEWS

The Derby AAM (top) can be integrated onto a variety of fighter aircraft such as TEJAS, F-16, Gripen & Mirage & is capable of engaging aerial threats from short & near-beyond visual range
Continuing with its successful stride of flight trails with missile tests, ADA's Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) TEJAS achieved a major milestone on Thursday. One of the limited series production (LSP) platforms fired a Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) missile Derby and scored a direct hit, the test was conducted at the Interim Test Range, Balasore.
According to sources associated with the project, these weapon trials are part of the Final Operational Clearance (FOC) mandate.
Sources confirmed to IDN that the TEJAS fired the BVRAAM Derby missile on a Ballistic Guided mode.
The current trials are aimed at validating the accuracy of the missile.
Apart from Python and Derby, TEJAS has in its weapon menu the Russian-made CCM R-73, and the Israeli laser-guided bombs (LGB) Griffin and the Paveway.
"It's a great achievement. The next schedule will be decided based on our analysis." an official attached to the weapon trials program said.
http://www.indiandefensenews.in/2017/05/breaking-idn-exclusive-derby-missile.html