LCA TEJAS MK-I & MK-IA: News & Discussion (4 Viewers)

This is too much. India might have horrible decision makers.
But winning or loosing war is not possible in current world. Specially without end of days.
Yes we might loose battles and win some causing some ground and some respect loss but not a war .

Only that USA is a bad omen to be friend for any nation. They are like termites. They will sell their garbage and that too will be delayed by different governments.

Only way is keep away from these commi or American. Don’t be greedy and make a bad deal in hope of great deal. America runs on business of war and back stabbing. We have enough of them in our country no need to loose Dollar and go thousands of miles away.
Every loss has diplomatic and strattegic losses which comes with ground losses greens will definetly come to rule us if we slip against china and pakistan next time.
Nuclear option might also not save us as i highly doubt babus have courage for MAD.
 
A complete loss like the fate of germany after ww2 might be possible for india if things are not sorted out fast.
If mangement was done to the best with no corruption we might be having100s tejas mk2 flying with kaveri engine firing astramk2 by now.
Alas what a joke of a country we live in.
 
We should continue it's production beyond 220 ordered.
220 mk1a is enough for the work, we should invest in mk2 rather. Mass produce it like 400-500 units, it's the true game changer, this can become the backbone of the fleet and can fight chowmeins pretty well. Mk1a has low endurance without drop tank, on top of it less dense air would decrease it's endurance in ladakh and arunachal. Mk2 is the perfect fighter for the needs of iaf and eastern air front
 
220 mk1a is enough for the work, we should invest in mk2 rather. Mass produce it like 400-500 units, it's the true game changer, this can become the backbone of the fleet and can fight chowmeins pretty well. Mk1a has low endurance without drop tank, on top of it less dense air would decrease it's endurance in ladakh and arunachal. Mk2 is the perfect fighter for the needs of iaf and eastern air front
Agreed,it would have been preferable to order 97 additional MK2 units instead of the MK1A. However, due to time constraints, we had to opt for more MK1A units instead
 
Apparently LCA Mk1/1A can carry 2x BrahMos-NG, 5x NASM-MR alone. Apart from that 14 SAAWs. Indeed the best in it's class by a mile. We should continue it's production beyond 220 ordered.
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Deploying 180 Tejas MK1A fighters along the Pakistan border, each armed with two BrahMos NG missiles—totaling 360 missiles on standby—would cause havoc across Pakistan.

Currently, India has only 40 Su-30MKIs capable of carrying the BrahMos, operational availability is limited. inducting 180 Tejas MK1A aircraft equipped with BrahMos NG would significantly enhance strike capability. Pakistan, on the other hand, has around 150 Chinese-made JF-17s capable of launching the CM-400AKG missile. However, during Operation Sindoor, they were unable to use them, as they couldn’t approach the Indian border—thanks to India’s robust air defense systems.
 
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Apparently LCA Mk1/1A can carry 2x BrahMos-NG, 5x NASM-MR alone. Apart from that 14 SAAWs. Indeed the best in it's class by a mile. We should continue it's production beyond 220 ordered.
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No, push MK2/MWF into service as fast as possible and order like 300-400 of it, it can carry more than Tejas mk1a.

This is ofc assuming dalals don't derail it for F-16 which i think may happen the way you have gems from officials like "rafales, plural is incorrect" and "IAF needs 40 planes a year to stop dropping numbers"
 
No, push MK2/MWF into service as fast as possible and order like 300-400 of it, it can carry more than Tejas mk1a.

This is ofc assuming dalals don't derail it for F-16 which i think may happen the way you have gems from officials like "rafales, plural is incorrect" and "IAF needs 40 planes a year to stop dropping numbers"
F-16 isn't coming, India has never operated American jets, and never will. All of it is due to a reason.

Those operating F-16: Mid-tier puppets.
Those operating F-15: High-tier puppets.
Those operating F-35: American vassal colonies.

The fact that we didn't go for even the lowest of them, shows clear resolve that we don't want to be an American condom like others upon which F-35s are shoved.

MK1A line will be mature by then and keeping it afloat isn't a bad idea. All others are going to be painfully slow (MWF, AMCA and then HLFT-42, TEDBF).

It is much cheaper as well.
 
F-16 isn't coming, India has never operated American jets, and never will. All of it is due to a reason.

Those operating F-16: Mid-tier puppets.
Those operating F-15: High-tier puppets.
Those operating F-35: American vassal colonies.

The fact that we didn't go for even the lowest of them, shows clear resolve that we don't want to be an American condom like others upon which F-35s are shoved.

MK1A line will be mature by then and keeping it afloat isn't a bad idea. All others are going to be painfully slow (MWF, AMCA and then HLFT-42, TEDBF).

It is much cheaper as well.

I think there is a possibility

Common narratives floating today and read by average joe are

>Rafale shot down
>Rafale didn't have meteor integrated
>Single engine Tejas is getting delayed
>squadrons are declining we need replacements ASAP

Meanwhile F16 has

>AIM-120D AMRAAM, ((( proven ))) BVRAAM missile
>High production rate of 48 planes/year from US
>Cheaper than Rafale

Aside from this there is US pressure and Govt doesn't seem to push back unless it's critical like agri imports

With MRFA the pressure will increase manifold from Dolund directly
 
I think there is a possibility

Common narratives floating today and read by average joe are

>Rafale shot down
>Rafale didn't have meteor integrated
>Single engine Tejas is getting delayed
>squadrons are declining we need replacements ASAP

Meanwhile F16 has

>AIM-120D AMRAAM, ((( proven ))) BVRAAM missile
>High production rate of 48 planes/year from US
>Cheaper than Rafale

Aside from this there is US pressure and Govt doesn't seem to push back unless it's critical like agri imports

With MRFA the pressure will increase manifold from Dolund directly
Not happening, we'd rather buy those 114 Rafales instead, atleast a line established here would mean repeat orders can be placed in future. Imports are equally painful.
 
MK1A - 180 in numbers
MK2 - double of MK1A - 360 in numbers
Mirage/ Jaguar/ Mig29 replacement is MK2 so we need more in numbers

The plan as per Govt seems to be like 400 mk2/mwf or possibly more along with AMCA

Because of their obsession with GE F414 ToT assembly/production here.

However *DALALS* may/will put a spanner in these works.
 

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