LCA TEJAS MK1 & MK1A: News and Discussion

[Chinmoy]

Elf - emergency landing field

That's a camera pod

That's not a camera pod, but SDB pod.

 

[ezsasa]

Quite good article
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Much Is Riding On India’s Upgraded Tejas Light Fighter After Its First Flight

Issues with the original Tejas have led to a major upgrade less than a decade after the fighter originally entered limited service.

www.twz.com

but the latter move invites questions about the viability of a fourth-generation fighter in what will very firmly be a fifth-gen world.

angad singh keeps making this point again and again, has any retired airmen from IAF penned any thoughts on practicality of this point? surely there is a role non-5th gen fighter jets for medium term.

 

[MirageBlue]

Efficiency comparison...
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Have you considered the weight of the ASPJ pod versus the structural load rating of the outermost hardpoint?

 

[MirageBlue]

Tejas carried out their maiden operations from an #ELF,
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Excellent! Dispersed basing is going to be a very important capability if there ever was a real war breaking out since airfields will be under constant attack by cruise and ballistic missiles.

 

[MirageBlue]

Is it absolutely necessary to carry 3 drop tanks at all times?? Is the range that limited??!!

Ps - Sorry if I sound like a noob; but that's because I AM a noob when it comes to anything that flies.

No it isn't. In most cases sorties carried out by the squadron will last for 30-45 minutes. For those sorties, the center drop tank or 2 inboard drop tanks are sufficient.

 

[patriots]

So more tejas mk1 a coming

Situation is changed

Recently a tejas got crashed
Still they ordered it .....
Iaf has the faith

 

[Tejbrahmastra]

So more tejas mk1 a coming

Situation is changed

Recently a tejas got crashed
Still they ordered it .....
Iaf has the faith

 

[ezsasa]

So more tejas mk1 a coming

Situation is changed

Recently a tejas got crashed
Still they ordered it .....
Iaf has the faith

movement of files on defence procurement months before elections is itself unprecedented.
in 2019, feb was when last approvals were given, procurement process resumed after elections.
in 2014 before elections, last major procurement activity was scrapping of agusta deal.

 

[MirageBlue]

Champagne bottle kholo! The IAF has issued the tender for 97 more Tejas Mk1A. HAL has to respond within 3 months.


Defence Ministry issues Rs 65,000 crore tender to HAL for buying 97 LCA Mk1A fighter jets

 

[mamamia12]

Efficiency comparison...
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Can the 2xBVR slot be fit with 3x BVR as triple mount rack. Like this, it increases total BVRs carried from 4 to 6,which I think is more than enough.

 

[Azaad]

movement of files on defence procurement months before elections is itself unprecedented.
in 2019, feb was when last approvals were given, procurement process resumed after elections.
in 2014 before elections, last major procurement activity was scrapping of agusta deal.

In this case it's only the tender which's been floated. Long way to go before order is placed. The last time MoD took 2 yrs IIRC to negotiate the price with HAL & place the order .

 

[mamamia12]

Efficiency comparison...
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Also sorry for noob question, isn't Ldp pod basically for Air-To-Ground Targeting Role? The above configuration has no Bombs and full of Air-To-Air Munitions. Isn't a IRST pod better in case here.

 

[MirageBlue]

In this case it's only the tender which's been floated. Long way to go before order is placed. The last time MoD took 2 yrs IIRC to negotiate the price with HAL & place the order .

This won't take as much time given it is a follow on order for the Tejas Mk1A with precedent having been set and benchmark prices from the first contract.

 

[Master Chief]

In this case it's only the tender which's been floated. Long way to go before order is placed. The last time MoD took 2 yrs IIRC to negotiate the price with HAL & place the order .

So.. is CCS approval given.. or does it come later..?

 

[patriots]

 

[LondonParisTokyo]

So more tejas mk1 a coming

Situation is changed

Recently a tejas got crashed
Still they ordered it .....
Iaf has the faith

The engine is going to be a big barrier. US can cut supply any time.

 

[mist_consecutive]

The engine is going to be a big barrier. US can cut supply any time.

Yeah, we are looking at some long-term US ass kissing. Hope US doesn't take U-turn and completely backstabs us.

 

[LondonParisTokyo]

Alternatively, fund the indigenous engine.

 

[NoobWannaLearn]

Alternatively, fund the indigenous engine.

Their are talks but let's see if talks actually turn into reality only time will tell

 

[ezsasa]

In this case it's only the tender which's been floated. Long way to go before order is placed. The last time MoD took 2 yrs IIRC to negotiate the price with HAL & place the order .

could be, HAL as lead integrator is dependant it's suppliers, the price they quote is sum total of what their vendors are quoting + their own work share.

there could literally be thousands of sub-contracts built into this one main contract. if delivery has to happen on time, everyone in the entire supply chain has to be in sync. on top of this, there is going to be contingency planning.