HAL cleared some of the queries that were raised by the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) after it send a proposal against the Request for Information (RFI) for a jet trainer to replace its Boeing T-45 Goshawk .Technical queries were raised by NAVAIR was replied to and now HAL waits for further communications from the USN said the Program Director of the LCA-Navy Mk1.
it would be great if NLCA based LIFT will be selected , dramatically improve the export potential o Tejas plus some money for future R&D, but chances are slim .
ARDC subsidiary of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) have used a now-retired LCA-PV1 frontal section to test a new, thicker canopy and also to analyze and check for its feasibility at higher speeds (up to 20g). The Tejas R&D team has reworked the frame to accommodate the new thicker glass for the canopy for the advanced Tejas Mk1A that will feature it for the first time and will measure 24mm as opposed to the existing 16mm.
Thicker Glass will have better protection against bird hits and won’t be requiring a major change to the cockpit but only minor changes to the existing canopy lining frame, since it will be getting a thicker glass it will also require re-certification from the Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC), that will be concluded soon.
A 4-km long Rail Track Rocket Sled Penta Rail Supersonic Track at the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL), will be used to test and study Higher G-forces at the frontal section and also thicker glass . The facility consists of five rails, each having a length of 4 km, on which a test article can be propelled at supersonic speed with the help of specially designed rockets.
Tejas Mark II to Roll Out Next Year; High-speed Trials in 2023
Structural package and other work on the Tejas Mark II is progressing well
Production is likely to start somewhere around 2025.
MWF will have a bigger fuselage, longer range, better maintainability, greater load carrying capability, much stronger engine power and superior net-centric warfare systems.
MWF will be much superior than Tejas Mark-IA.
MWF is likely to roll out by August-September of 2022 after that the first flight will take some time.
The first high-speed trial of the jet will start in 2023.
The production to start somewhere around 2025.
AMCA was to implement the project under the framework of a special purpose vehicle also involving private sector players.
AMCA prototype is likely to be ready by 2026 and its production could start by 2030.
planning is to get the prototypes made by the HAL without going to any SPV route. Once HAL do that, then will ask private players to join hands. They will have to put in at least Rs 2,500 crore. HAL will put in Rs 2,500 crore as initial investment.
Implementation of the project under the SPV route will cut procedural delays.
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