LCA TEJAS MK1 & MK1A: News and Discussion

[IndianHawk]

Meanwhile, as officially sanctioned work begins on an LCA derived twin-engine deck based fighter (TEDBF) for the Indian Navy (full details in this previous post), suggestions are also gaining strength for financial resources to include a conventional air force version, unofficially being called ORCA (omnirole combat aircraft), a sort of ‘Super Tejas’.

Orca will become a reality. Tedbf to orca design change is very easy. It will be stupid not to build orca.

 

[Karthi]

$5.2 Billion Order For 83 Indian LCAs By December

Biggest indigenous fighter deal this December, with 83 Tejas Mk.1A to be contracted.

www.livefistdefence.com

83 MK1A deal will sign before December this year , but I m very happy about ORCA may be sanctioned

 

[Vande1947]

Re Mr Madhavan's assertions with respect to numbers of upto 16-20 per year ( Liveliest interview ), I will believe it when I see it.
Happy to be called a cynic and happy to be proved wrong!!

 

[Chandragupt Maurya]

MMRCA more likely to get cancelled for MWF then ?

 

[ARVION]

MMRCA more likely to get cancelled for MWF then ?

Sorry to say but the whole procument's is a mercury picture's.

 

[BangaliBabu]

Sorry to say but the whole procument's is a mercury picture's.

 

[HawkisRight]

MMRCA more likely to get cancelled for MWF then ?

It won't be cancelled as per chief RK Bhadauria
We need them for future program as per him

 

[ARVION]

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[Neil]

#TejasLCA MK.1A #Cockpit —
1x #LiteningPOD
1x GSh-23 (possibly)
2x #Paveway2
2x #Astra 1x EW pod (#Elisra's #EW Pod under-development)
2x #CCMs on dual-rack pylon though not #ASRAAMs, seems #R73Es.

 

[LETHALFORCE]

$5.2 Billion Order For 83 Indian LCAs By December

Biggest indigenous fighter deal this December, with 83 Tejas Mk.1A to be contracted.

t.co

Ready In All Respects, $5.2 Billion Order For 83 LCAs By December

 

[aerokan]

Report says deal in or before December. It could happen before too . December is deadline.

More mk1a make absolute sense given that clash with china has now become real instead of a theory.

Airforce numbers need to go up massively. We need to build up atleast 1000 fighter jet airforce. Out of which 200 should be lca mk1a and 200 mwf. Rest should be 272 su30mki , 120 rafale and 200 AMCA.

Dated Feb 20, 2019

HAL chairman: We expect order for 83 LCA Tejas Mk.1A in two months, is currently under clearance by the defence finance department.

Now re-read the yesterday's tweet again.
Same Livefist reported.
Same HAL chairman.
Same expectation of signing within short time.

So covid has delayed order by 2-3 months.

If Covid delayed the signing by 2-3 months compared to previous expectation, then can we assume Bats encroaching our border didn't accelerate the timeline like it did to Su30MKI and Mig29? Even as a standalone order, #aatmanirbhar has no effect in signing the deal faster?

Be your own judge!!

 

[doreamon]

 

[utubekhiladi]

@IndianHawk @Bleh is there really an issue with its air intake?
Or import lobby trying real hard?

the issue is fixed. but the import lobby desperately wants tejas to fail for obvious reasons. i have talked about this earlier.

tejas has revolutionized local industries and supply chain for next generation aircraft even though tejas is not yet fully matured.

they opposed and wanted hal dhruv too fail as well. but today we have 5 different variants of dhruv and more then 300-400 built and still counting.

 

[utubekhiladi]

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[WolfPack86]

MORE TEJAS FOR THE IAF: $5.2 BILLION DEAL FOR TEJAS MARK-1A VARIANT TO BE SIGNED BY DECEMBER, SAYS REPORT
A $5.2 billion contract for around 83 light combat aircraft (LCA) TEJAS Mark-1A variant is likely to be awarded to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) by December this year, according to a report in Livefist. The final paperwork for the deal, the report says, is complete and awaiting clearance from the Ministry of Finance.

The Ministry of Defence is also looking at a proposal to manufacture 18 TEJAS Mark-1 final operational clearance trainer aircraft to keep the TEJAS assembly lines up and running till the deal for 83 Mark-1A variants is signed.

TEJAS Mark-1A

TEJAS Mark-1A will be a more capable fighter than the original Mark-1 variant.

Mark-1A variant of the TEJAS will come with around 40 major and minor improvements over Mark-1. These improvements include the introduction of an active electronically scanned array radar for detection of enemy aircraft at greater ranges and resistance to jamming, and a faster turnaround of each aircraft after each sortie.

Earlier, the IAF had ordered at least 40 Mark-1 TEJAS. Around 16 of these aircraft are already in squadron service with the Indian Air Force (IAF). The first TEJASs were inducted into Number 45 Squadron ‘Flying Daggers’ in 2016. The second TEJAS squadron, Number 18 Squadron ‘Flying Bullets’, was operationalised in May.

HAL has improved the rate of production of LACs at its facility. It has set up a second assembly line, Managing Director of HAL, R Madhavan, has said.

“Our target rate is 16 [TEJAS fighters] per year, for which a second line has already been set up now. We can easily ramp up to 16-20 per year as and when we receive the 83 TEJAS order,” Madhavan has been quoted as saying.

HAL is also involved in two other TEJAS-linked fighter programs — TEJAS Mark-2 and twin engine deck based fighter (TEDBF) derived from the naval version of TEJAS.

Contrary to what its name suggests, TEJAS Mark-2, a significantly modified version of TEJAS Mark-1, will actually be a medium-weight fighter aircraft.

Among other changes, the GEF404 engine in TEJAS Mark-1 will be replaced with the more powerful F414 turbofan, and canards will be added behind the cockpit.

While the new F414 turbofan engine will provide the fighter more thrust, canards will improve its manoeuvrability significantly.

As a result of the modifications being made by the Aeronautical Development Agency, the Mk2 variant will have higher payload capacities, giving it more weapon delivery options, and will carry more fuel, which will increase its range.

IAF may induct 12 TEJAS Mark-2 squadrons (around 200 aircraft).

TEDBF will be derived from the naval version of the TEJAS developed as a technology demonstrator for the Indian Navy.

The naval variant of the TEJAS has undergone a series of tests, including a series of arrested landings on the deck of aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya in January this year to demonstrate the capability of its landing gear among other things.

Earlier, ADA was to develop a new version of the naval TEJAS.

However, due to design limitations, which were further complicated by the need for a heavy landing gear to bring a high-speed aircraft to a stop on the deck of the aircraft, the Indian Navy and ADA were forced to ditch the plan.

“The single engine TEJAS is not the aircraft for the navy. It cannot meet the requirements. What the navy needs is a twin-engine aircraft, because then only it can carry armaments, because the landing gear itself is quite heavy. So a Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter is what we’re looking at for the navy,” Madhavan said recently, adding that the “ADA has started the project, and this month they have got the clearance, and they are expecting it to be in service in 6-7 years”.

The experience gained from the development and testing of the TEJAS ’s naval variant and the designing of AMCA will feed into the TEDBF program, although the fighter will not have stealth features like the latter.

More TEJAS For The IAF: $5.2 Billion Deal For TEJAS Mark-1A Variant To Be Signed By December, Says Report

Mark-1A variant of the TEJAS will be a more capable fighter than Mark-1, and will come with around 40 major and minor improvements ...

www.indiandefensenews.in

 

[VIP]

MORE TEJAS FOR THE IAF: $5.2 BILLION DEAL FOR TEJAS MARK-1A VARIANT TO BE SIGNED BY DECEMBER, SAYS REPORT
A $5.2 billion contract for around 83 light combat aircraft (LCA) TEJAS Mark-1A variant is likely to be awarded to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) by December this year, according to a report in Livefist. The final paperwork for the deal, the report says, is complete and awaiting clearance from the Ministry of Finance.

The Ministry of Defence is also looking at a proposal to manufacture 18 TEJAS Mark-1 final operational clearance trainer aircraft to keep the TEJAS assembly lines up and running till the deal for 83 Mark-1A variants is signed.

TEJAS Mark-1A

TEJAS Mark-1A will be a more capable fighter than the original Mark-1 variant.

Mark-1A variant of the TEJAS will come with around 40 major and minor improvements over Mark-1. These improvements include the introduction of an active electronically scanned array radar for detection of enemy aircraft at greater ranges and resistance to jamming, and a faster turnaround of each aircraft after each sortie.

Earlier, the IAF had ordered at least 40 Mark-1 TEJAS. Around 16 of these aircraft are already in squadron service with the Indian Air Force (IAF). The first TEJASs were inducted into Number 45 Squadron ‘Flying Daggers’ in 2016. The second TEJAS squadron, Number 18 Squadron ‘Flying Bullets’, was operationalised in May.

HAL has improved the rate of production of LACs at its facility. It has set up a second assembly line, Managing Director of HAL, R Madhavan, has said.

“Our target rate is 16 [TEJAS fighters] per year, for which a second line has already been set up now. We can easily ramp up to 16-20 per year as and when we receive the 83 TEJAS order,” Madhavan has been quoted as saying.

HAL is also involved in two other TEJAS-linked fighter programs — TEJAS Mark-2 and twin engine deck based fighter (TEDBF) derived from the naval version of TEJAS.

Contrary to what its name suggests, TEJAS Mark-2, a significantly modified version of TEJAS Mark-1, will actually be a medium-weight fighter aircraft.

Among other changes, the GEF404 engine in TEJAS Mark-1 will be replaced with the more powerful F414 turbofan, and canards will be added behind the cockpit.

While the new F414 turbofan engine will provide the fighter more thrust, canards will improve its manoeuvrability significantly.

As a result of the modifications being made by the Aeronautical Development Agency, the Mk2 variant will have higher payload capacities, giving it more weapon delivery options, and will carry more fuel, which will increase its range.

IAF may induct 12 TEJAS Mark-2 squadrons (around 200 aircraft).

TEDBF will be derived from the naval version of the TEJAS developed as a technology demonstrator for the Indian Navy.

The naval variant of the TEJAS has undergone a series of tests, including a series of arrested landings on the deck of aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya in January this year to demonstrate the capability of its landing gear among other things.

Earlier, ADA was to develop a new version of the naval TEJAS.

However, due to design limitations, which were further complicated by the need for a heavy landing gear to bring a high-speed aircraft to a stop on the deck of the aircraft, the Indian Navy and ADA were forced to ditch the plan.

“The single engine TEJAS is not the aircraft for the navy. It cannot meet the requirements. What the navy needs is a twin-engine aircraft, because then only it can carry armaments, because the landing gear itself is quite heavy. So a Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter is what we’re looking at for the navy,” Madhavan said recently, adding that the “ADA has started the project, and this month they have got the clearance, and they are expecting it to be in service in 6-7 years”.

The experience gained from the development and testing of the TEJAS ’s naval variant and the designing of AMCA will feed into the TEDBF program, although the fighter will not have stealth features like the latter.

More TEJAS For The IAF: $5.2 Billion Deal For TEJAS Mark-1A Variant To Be Signed By December, Says Report

Mark-1A variant of the TEJAS will be a more capable fighter than Mark-1, and will come with around 40 major and minor improvements ...

www.indiandefensenews.in

Bsdk itni der laga di paperwork complete karne me? Aisa to kya kar rahe hai ye log paperwork

 

[vayuu1]

Off topic but won't it be better if we develop orca as a light weight 5th gen fighter, say an ALCA, I have my reasons to say this

 

[ARVION]

Off topic but won't it be better if we develop orca as a light weight 5th gen fighter, say an ALCA, I have my reasons to say this

We are RV Mark 2.

 

[Suhaan]

We are RV Mark 2.

And RV mark 1?

 

[vayuu1]

OK but how about we develop that as say like an x44 manta a tailless design