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India’s Light Combat Aircraft Prepares For Operational Clearance
Topic Started: Aug 29 2012, 02:43 PM (1,123 Views)
arnie
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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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icefrog
Feb 11 2013, 12:27 PM
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
IMO there is a growing realization in US that such dirty tricks are doing them more harm than good in Indian defense market. India will be spending close to 100 billion dollars in the next 10 to 15 years on defense equipment as it is slated to become fourth largest military spender in the next decade or so according to various sources and US wants a major chunk of it. There is no surprise that US is lot more cooperative than what it was in the past.
Edited by arnie, Feb 12 2013, 11:55 PM.
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icefrog
Feb 11 2013, 12:27 PM
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
Israeli radar is just an speculation, there is no official confirmation as of yet but might turn out to be true or Israel might be helping us in development of our indigenous ASEA radar.

Israel has already been helping India in development of ASEA radar tech, the US had also barred Israel from selling us Arrow Missile n Green Pine radar but that didn't stopped Israel from transfering us Green Pine radar's tech which resulted in development of our Swordfish radar, which is today a crucial part of India's ABM system.

Besides India has already developed ASEA for mini AWACS n bigger AWACS radar is underdevelopment.

As of now the official statement is LCA Mk2 will have a Indigenous ASEA radar.

Edited by Yogi, Mar 7 2013, 07:16 PM.
Don't argue with idiots, they will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience...
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