LCA TEJAS MK-I & MK-IA: News and Discussion

[Asmodeus]

look tejas mark 1a 83 aircraft is going to deliver near 2030 (coz its 1-2 year late from its delivery timeline of 2029). so if we make deal of additional 97 tejas mark 1a, they will going to start delivering only after 2030-31.

that 2029 can be shortnened to 2027 with 32jets/year(4 assembly lines) if 97 more are ordered, economics of scale kinda thing.
anything below 28-29 sqauds is red alert. open invitation to things like pathankot.
2 sqads of 5th gen? we don't have that kind of money, should never happen, will cost you more than arm and a leg + compromises everything from strats to maps to comms to fututre jets(cannot trust anyone other than India)

 

[ArjunMK1A]

I read HAL's max is delivering 42 Mig-21 Bis in a single year (forgot which)

MIG 21 at peak is 874 Unit for IAF. So HAL can deliver 42 aircraft per year. The production line ran for 15-20 years.

Now for 83 Tejas MK1A. HAL at present go for 8 per year meaning 10 years to deliver 83 planes. If we order extra 97. Then 83+97 = 180 aircraft.

Now 18-20 aircraft per year can be done.

Remember at the end of day HAL needs to run the production at its optimum level. If they overcooked, then they will run out of jets to produce. This will result in idle workers, idle suppliers. Similar to the Submarine line, MDL got the extension of 3 subs retaining the supply base and skilled workers.

Question is end of day, If IAF or MOD gave an plan of procurement for next decade, then HAL can overdeliver. Otherwise there is problem.

For that Tejas MK2, AMCA prototype should come out in proper timeline with min delay.