abingdonboy
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No LCA MK.2= no AMCA, TEDBF etf.Issue right now is engine tech and amca
Mk2 is done and dusted for nest 5-7 years as funds approved they will go through development and must be look past 2029 when ready to enter service
I am worried of amca bcoz see ccs not clearing funds is serious concern that seems something is very serious
1)engine selection for amca mk2 and general industry based on it
2)spv for manufacturing amca
Until these things not finaled then don't elect ccs to clear and AFAIK that these things will take definitely more than 2 years so expect PD coming every year and postponing the project by an year
some entity inside MoD has played a blinder here for the import lobby, a few lines in the MK.2 funding agreement that can never be fulfilled (just when did the US ever agree to full ToT for their engine tech?)
Who thought it was a good idea to put a gun to the head of LCA MK.2 and demand ToT from the US of all countries?
attitude towards LCA MK.2 and AMCA has been lukewarm at best under Modi, CAS can’t stop blathering on about MRFA. Until they get their foreign toys it doesn’t seem like india will have an airforce