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Define 6 th gen aircraft ,please.Project itself is Wrong
It has No operational need for TEBF project in 2032 When We Will already have operational aircrafts in 2 STOBAR
And US Navy is going for 6 gen aircraft For Next gen carrier roles
https://news.usni.org/2020/08/18/na...ter-plans-call-for-manned-long-range-aircraft
Which operational aircraft , mrfa ,mmrca 2.0 both are not finalized yet , and tedbf will be operational in 2031 .
What's the thing ,which is missing in tedbf .
The modification you are asking in amca for naval amca .
High lift ,much more than current , wing folding which will add weight , strengthen landing gear , more sturdy airframe , stealth coating which will better resistance to sea air , much much more maintenance friendlier which no 5 th gen fighter have .
Better hangar facilities in aircraft carrier like ac ,which is absent most probably .
More number of aircraft to make up for low availability rate which is not possible as carrier have fixed capacity .
The major redesign will in turn require change in airframe to make up for centre of gravity change , airflow changes .
So you are proposing a similar looking two fifth gen aircraft , while we can have a tedbf which will have much common avionics and lru with amca , but look different outside , if f 15 can have iwb ,why can't tedbf have them .
Development of naval amca will require much more time and money than a tedbf , orca is nothing materialized , but will be a lot lot easier modification of tedbf .
We can have smart and optimally manned cockpit in tedbf , semi recessed bay or detachable bay , 5 th gen avionics will be present .
What more do you ask.
It is not a waste of money but more cost effective solution , as it heavily gains from tejas naval experience and have some similarities , like it or hate it , this is what we require