ADA Tejas Mark-II/Medium Weight Fighter

[johny_baba]

congrats boys!!!



View: https://x.com/Tej_Intel/status/1897299464815300747

good if untrue;
better if true

in both case there shall be some urgency to finish those jets
in <true> case, let's just fuck it and go with RD-33MK or whatever is available from Ruskals in that series, get that KH-2001/KH-2002 airframe that was already certified for RD-33 and put it on Tejas and be done with that

"something's better than nothing" and we don't have much time to waste

 

[Asmodeus]

Any official confirmation or just rumours ?

Rumours as of now, more like inside info(its always half baked though)

get that KH-2001/KH-2002 airframe that was already certified for RD-33 and put it on Tejas and be done with that

Its about GE F414... the 99 F404 for tejas has been already signed back in 2021 and we are just awaiting delivery which will definitely happen however late. RD33 is very underepowered for LCA mk2... Its better if we use Kaveri 2.0 with 90KN (again if it happens)

 

[vampyrbladez]

congrats boys!!!



View: https://x.com/Tej_Intel/status/1897299464815300747

Possibly HAL waiting to see drawings for ToT before signing the dotted line.

 

[narasimh]

good if untrue;
better if true

in both case there shall be some urgency to finish those jets
in <true> case, let's just fuck it and go with RD-33MK or whatever is available from Ruskals in that series, get that KH-2001/KH-2002 airframe that was already certified for RD-33 and put it on Tejas and be done with that

"something's better than nothing" and we don't have much time to waste

Go for EJ200.. EU has a tiff with the US and courting you.. might just sweeten the deal little bit.

 

[Asmodeus]

Possibly HAL waiting to see drawings for ToT before signing the dotted line.

In my view, he is implying disagreement on some points. probably ToT of something critical or supply chain control (sourcing tier 2-3 suppliers) from India without breaking OEM license.

 

[Spitfire IX]

Go for EJ200.. EU has a tiff with the US and courting you.. might just sweeten the deal little bit.

Too little thrust.

While the Eurofighter requirement was for a 90kN engine it also specified that thrust should be upgradeable by 20% or by 30% if required. No partner ever asked. If India had asked a few years back, I think a derated EJ200 could have been used in Tejas, an upgraded EJ200 could have been used in Tejas Mk2 and a further upgraded EJ200 in AMCA (if more than 108kN was needed), Cheap way to cover all bases for the next 20+ years.

Too late now.

 

[Corvus Splendens]

Rumours as of now, more like inside info(its always half baked though)


Its about GE F414... the 99 F404 for tejas has been already signed back in 2021 and we are just awaiting delivery which will definitely happen however late. RD33 is very underepowered for LCA mk2... Its better if we use Kaveri 2.0 with 90KN (again if it happens)

Remember this ?

Slot in 2x RD-33MKs and call it a day. 176kn combined thrust, 4000 hours of engine life and 3 overhauls. Slot in 2x Kaveri derivatives later.

 

[Hari Sud]

Russian Engine swap for GE 414 Engine.

America will make excuses to let GE supply 414 engines to India for MK2 fighter planes still under development. They created big nonsense problems to Supply 404 engines and came close to sabotage the LCA MK1 project. We blamed it to Biden stupidity but as Biden is gone and Trump; same type of delays are coming.

What is the reason?

To me it looks like that the reason is to sabotage the Indian fighter jet project.

Now is the time to look for alternatives!

Does Russia has engine which can fit in MK2 fighter without much fuss. This fighter is still in development stage. It can be reoriented to fit into Mk2. Does it have 80 to 100 kn power.

If Russia has then this is the time to switch to Russian engine and thumb America down. That is the best reply to GE and America.

Cheers