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The true blunder would be to NOT make HLFT-42 an airframe requiring 65-70 kN thrust, and NOT using wet Kaveri for it. Otherwise HTT-40, IJT, Hawk combo is good enough for training needs.
HLFT-42 is perhaps the most weirdest project HAL has ever undertaken.

Make it slightly under-powered and it'll be just another iHawk. Make it slightly over-powered and it'll be just another Tejas.
 

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If i am correct, they would be going for all metal build instead of all composite build.
That would have made sense if they made the same Tejas with metal wings instead of composite.

On one hand they would be saving cost by using Metals and on other they would be adding cost of R&D, new production line and completely new tooling
 

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HLFT-42 is perhaps the most weirdest project HAL has ever undertaken.

Make it slightly under-powered and it'll be just another iHawk. Make it slightly over-powered and it'll be just another Tejas.
There's a huge gap between 29kN and 85kN. A cheap (material wise) HLFT-42 with 70kN Kaveri can fit nicely in between.
 

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These guys discussing we are establishing OTH radar in Andaman of range with 5000km is it true???
In 2021 there were some buzz about LRDE installing a OTHR on Western Coast; other than that no update.

But just imagine you left your wife, remained unmarried whole life and the last thing you see is...Modi to sabka baap nikla
 

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In 2021 there were some buzz about LRDE installing a OTHR on Western Coast; other than that no update.

But just imagine you left your wife, remained unmarried whole life and the last thing you see is...Modi to sabka baap nikla
I was going to ask about this one I saw an alpha defense video about OTH radar that a prototype was in development and it will be completed in a few weeks but there is no update after that anyone got something.
 

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ID the nation of this solider.

View attachment 196084

He belongs to the third biggest country in terms of military spending
From the same country of this fine chap View attachment 196085
Until our jernails stop treating excercises like a Baraat.
"Foreign troops ke saamne achha kit pehna dete hain sabko lagega hum professional armed force hain huehuehue"
 

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