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Tejas went into production about 15 years ago, I think. With the second assembly unit opened in 2021, raising annual capacity to 16 frames a year, HAL signed a contract in 2021 to produce 16 a year from 2025/2026. That is not churning out masses of frames from day 1 in my book. HAL had 3 or 4 years to get up to speed. It should be capable of producing 16 frames a year from next year - component deliveries on time allowing. Not all components have been delivered on time, notably the -IN20 engines. That may mask other components being delivered late as well, in which case there are problems to be sorted not just with GE supply unreliability but also with local supply unreliability.What do you expect on Production Line that just recently started for a new Type? Do you churn out a new Fighter type like Chips from day one? This aint WW2 era fighter aircraft. One thing which you could point fingers at it - relying on unreliable western engine , instead of choosing Russian - and building fighter around it like Chinese.
I hope just hope that GOI makes an unwritten procurement rule - to doubt Russians but never trust Ameirkans and its lackeys for defense procurement- if America continues to play shenanigans
PS I am no conspiracy theorist but I would not be surprised if GE are not supplying as fast as they could for political reasons connected with Ukraine, Russia and India.
Yes, becoming self-sufficient in engine supply is a good idea IMO.
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