LCA TEJAS MK1 & MK1A: News and Discussion

[Corvus Splendens]

I too am upset as hell. These Packies are truly incorrigible.

However, can someone throw some light on LCA for Egypt AF? Is LCA still in contention?

HAL promised them local "manufacturing".

 

[skdking]

Is HAL still in contention? Or, has the ship sailed?

 

[SKC]

Astra Integrated?

 

[WarmongerLSK]

Astra Integrated?

Won't the stickers act like Radar Reflectors? I can see the IAF insignia is almost the size of the pilot's head. Seems huge and unneccessary.

 

[DumbPilot]

Won't the stickers act like Radar Reflectors? I can see the IAF insignia is almost the size of the pilot's head. Seems huge and unneccessary.

They don't do anything much at all. A much more bigger airframe is available for that

 

[Roland55]

Astra Integrated?

With a bit more brigthness...

It looks like Astra...yeah it's Astra

 

[vidhwanshak]

With a bit more brigthness...

It looks like Astra...yeah it's Astra

it's cgi, right?

 

[Aniruddha Mulay]

it's cgi, right?

 

[vidhwanshak]

no, it's not.
Astra integrated?
congratulations!?

Edit:
It's cgi

 

[jai jaganath]

no, it's not.
Astra integrated?
congratulations!?

Edit:
It's cgi

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Sara mood kharab kar diya

 

[SilentlAssassin265]

no, it's not.
Astra integrated?
congratulations!?

Edit:
It's cgi

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Why r73 is still used we were supposed to replace it with aasram/python

 

[Roland55]

With a bit more brigthness...

It looks like Astra...yeah it's Astra

I must clarify something, i kinda see some strange things on the picture, mostly the fins on both missiles...then i looked for the photographer and i found the post itself.

"Parts of this image are artistically represented as an expression of creative freedom and is meant to be viewed and shared with that mind"
Word from the author.

Still if we see a pic with ASTRA, its gonna look like that, for sure.

 

[SKC]

no, it's not.
Astra integrated?
congratulations!?

Edit:
It's cgi

View attachment 185325

Not expected from HVT

 

[Roland55]

Why r73 is still used we were supposed to replace it with aasram/python

I guess stocks of it still pretty plentiful...and still a pretty decent missile.

 

[NutCracker]

Astra Integrated?

I think it's photoshopped.. just went to the Insta ID of creator.

 

[The Shrike]

Hehe 2 wet dreams in one picture for Indian defence watchers .

 

[NoobWannaLearn]

Well there it goes folks so much for Argentina deal

 

[Roland55]

Well there it goes folks so much for Argentina deal

I said it quite a bunch of times, but things are worth repeating...

Absolutely no one in the current administration wants to buy any multirole combat aircraft...specially after the covid crisis and with the issues we have today, the whole pressure comes from certain officials, mostly the ambassador in china, who pushes the JF-17 or others with the F-16. I might take this with a grain of salt, since Fernandez is not the most trustworthy president we have...

Still according to what i know, the visit to HAL was reprogramed to 2023, and its possible that it will be done with no issue. India wants to create better relations with LATAM, ive heard of future exchange of air force cadets and of course the offer for the Tejas Mk.1A. Its a great effort from your side, lets hope ours is able to do the same.

Personally i think that Tejas Mk.1A is a pretty sweet deal, but maybe something more big could do the difference, like a bigger deal for Mk.1A...that would include participation and purchase of AMCA in the long run, but ik...its just an opinion..

 

[NoobWannaLearn]

I said it quite a bunch of times, but things are worth repeating...

Absolutely no one in the current administration wants to buy any multirole combat aircraft...specially after the covid crisis and with the issues we have today, the whole pressure comes from certain officials, mostly the ambassador in china, who pushes the JF-17 or others with the F-16. I might take this with a grain of salt, since Fernandez is not the most trustworthy president we have...

Still according to what i know, the visit to HAL was reprogramed to 2023, and its possible that it will be done with no issue. India wants to create better relations with LATAM, ive heard of future exchange of air force cadets and of course the offer for the Tejas Mk.1A. Its a great effort from your side, lets hope ours is able to do the same.

Personally i think that Tejas Mk.1A is a pretty sweet deal, but maybe something more big could do the difference, like a bigger deal for Mk.1A...that would include participation and purchase of AMCA in the long run, but ik...its just an opinion..

Yea would love to have better relationships with Argentina and I do like your last point a bigger deal with more aircraft in future maybe let's see what 2023 has in store for us

 

[Blademaster]

Hope the cancellation doesn't stop the push for going 100% indigenous content on the Tejas program from ejection seats to radome and etc.