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| India’s Light Combat Aircraft Prepares For Operational Clearance | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 29 2012, 02:43 PM (1,122 Views) | |
| arnie | Aug 29 2012, 02:43 PM Post #1 |
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India’s Light Combat Aircraft Prepares For Operational Clearance NEW DELHI — India’s indigenously developed Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) is likely to win its final operational service clearance, following testing as part of an air exercise in February. The single-seat, single-engine supersonic fighter will be put to the test during the “Iron Feast” exercise to be held in Pokhran in the western Indian state of Rajasthan. “The Tejas will display its capabilities in the exercise, where its lethality, endurance and precision will be tested, and if the aircraft meets all parameters, its first squadron will be deployed in Bengaluru,” says Air Marshal Anjan Kumar Gogoi, chief of Southwestern Air Command. The Tejas is designed to carry air-to-air, air-to-surface, precision-guided and standoff weaponry. As of March, the LCA had undergone more than 1,816 test flights up to speeds of Mach 1.4. Initial Operational Clearance-1 (IOC-1) was achieved in January 2011. According to the Indian defense ministry, the Tejas has undertaken weapon trials, including flights with a laser-guided bomb. Various sensor trials also were conducted early this year. All told, the Tejas program has clocked 1,903 flights, totaling 1,120 hr. The Indian air force (IAF), which has ordered 40 Tejas Mk-1s from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL), has begun to induct the LCA, according to a ministry official. Out of the 40 aircraft, 20 were ordered under the IOC standards, with the rest under Final Operational Clearance standards. IAF plans to induct six LCA squadrons over the next 10 years, the official adds. The first two squadrons, comprising 40 aircraft, will have first-generation Mk. 1 fighters. The additional four squadrons would be more-powerful Tejas Mk. 2s. The final price tag of the Mk. 2 only will be available after its development phase is complete , the official says. http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/asd_08_27_2012_p03-01-489579.xml |
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| raider1011 | Jan 22 2013, 02:57 AM Post #2 |
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India finalizes agreement for GE 414 engine for indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Published: January 2013 HAL is making 20 + 20 LCAs with the GE 404-GE-F213 afterburner engines for IAF in the first two orders. After that, the plan is to produce around 200 LCAs for both the IAF and Navy with the 414 engine. The naval aircraft will have a strengthened fuselage, wheel base, and a drooping nose to facilitate carrier deck landings. Under the GE-ADA contract, GE is to supply the latest version of the 414 engine beginning 2014, with improved Full Authority Digital Electronic Control (FADEC), single Crystal blade design, single engine safety features, and other electronic advances. The basic engine design, as it is used now for instance on the US Navy’s F/A 18 E/F Super Hornets, would stay the same but as new innovations are developed and adopted, they would also be passed on to India. India Strategic |
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| Prinsipe Abante | Jan 22 2013, 03:23 AM Post #3 |
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What about Tejas for PAF's MRF? The Tejas and TA-50/FA-50s price tag are almost the same "hindi nagkakalayo" and are both newbies. At least the Tejas are originally designed as light MRFs not as trainers. |
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| shoot_to_kill | Jan 22 2013, 01:04 PM Post #4 |
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simple lang ang sagot! the tejas is not yet in production! furthermore before we buy any military hardware at least 2 countries must be using it so it would be much more easier to support them in terms of logistics.(also the need to be battle proven) how come the ta 50- not yet a done deal so the m346 still has a slim chance. korea and indonesia would be using these for the lift. not yet battle proven cause these are lift plane and not supposed to enter the battlefield how come the fa-50, again not yet a done deal- but it's not battle proven yet, but it was tested already and passed it's weaponization test (except bvr) and the fact that only korea gave us a 1.5 billion u.s. arms credit (soft loan) tejas, is still under evaluation, development and currently being tested congrats hindustan! next step for you is to develop a jet engine =) Edited by shoot_to_kill, Jan 22 2013, 01:06 PM.
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| saver111 | Jan 22 2013, 01:31 PM Post #5 |
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Check discussions about this aircraft here http://s3.zetaboards.com/Defense_Philippines/topic/831068/1/ |
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| arnie | Jan 22 2013, 02:23 PM Post #6 |
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IMO Indian AF is expecting too much out of this little plane. It was designed to replace hundreds of Migs serving as interceptors in IAF. So basically its a cost effective plane which can be produced in large numbers for intercepting aggressors. Is it a true MRF? I guess NO. But is it a better and safer plane than Mig21s aka flying coffins which it was intended to replace? The answer is yes any day. @shoot_to_kill India is trying hard to develop Kaveri engine for Tejas but with little success. Its a complex technology. Even Chinese with all their reverse engineering skills unable to do so. They still rely heavily on Russia for jet engines. So its better for India at this point of time to buy engines form other countries. |
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| gary oldman | Jan 22 2013, 03:16 PM Post #7 |
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excellent
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| raider1011 | Feb 11 2013, 04:27 AM Post #8 |
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Advanced Systems Improve Tejas’ Fighting Skills February 6, 2013 at 17:33 The LCA will also carry the EL/M-2052 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar developed by IAI Elta. Originally, the EL/M-2032 was selected but the new 2052 now available with a more compact antenna is best designed to fit the nose cones of LCA and Jaguar, offering enhanced capabilities for both fighters. This agile radar, along with the DASH-3 helmet mounted display sight from Elbit Systems will enable a Tejas pilot to acquire targets at all combat ranges and engage them in full sphere, shooting the missiles by merely looking at the target, without having to maneuver the LCA toward the target, thus making the Tejas much more potent than the sum of its aerodynamic capabilities offer. In fact, such smart combat systems could provide the LCAs just that amount of survivability it needs to avoid trouble, safely carry out its mission and even win a dogfight if the situation ‘gets ugly’. The aircraft will also be carrying the Litening targeting pod, enabling the LCA to deploy precision guided weapons of various types – from laser guided, to GPS or EO guided weapons. EL/M-2052 showing the two module architecture of the new system, designed to fit into compact spaces like the LCA nose cone. Defense Update Edited by raider1011, Feb 11 2013, 04:34 AM.
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| icefrog | Feb 11 2013, 12:27 PM Post #9 |
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Has the US already allowed Israel to sell AESA to India? Didn't the US tried to block it 2 yrs or so ago? U.S. Pressures Israel to Block IAI AESA Radar Sale to India: http://www.india-defence.com/reports-4941 Edited by icefrog, Feb 11 2013, 12:32 PM.
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| raider1011 | Feb 11 2013, 01:17 PM Post #10 |
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1. Two-year-old rumor versus four-day-old report from an Indian airshow. 2. Newly-developed compact model begging the question: which platform? Report says Tejas. We can probably think of Further/Additional possibilities before we count to 50 . . . Edited by raider1011, Feb 11 2013, 01:21 PM.
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