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

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Thank you for the correction! I didn't know that the AN/ALQ-99 is capable of generating its own power via a Ram Air Turbine. The Growler can carry a maximum of 5 such jammers which is pretty impressive to say the least.

In my opinion while having jammers which can generate electricity for themselves without burdening the aircraft's main power supply is a major plus, Certain situations which demand the EA-18 to give out it's absolute maximum jamming power output to completely overwhelm the enemy's radars can have electricity be utilised from the aircraft's main power supply to maximize the jamming strength. Please note that this is just my educated guess aka my two cents.

As mentioned earlier, the ALQ-99 is able to meet its power requirements via a Ram Air Turbine (RAT) located on the front of each pod but what if during a mission flight, one or more of the ALQ-99 TJS pods develop some malfunction due to which the RAT is not functioning anymore and as a result the jammer pods are not getting any electricity to run on? In that case I am sure that the pilot of the Growler will have to re-rout electricity from the aircraft's main power supply to run the jammers to compensate for the same.

I am certain the engineers who designed and built the EA-18 must have taken such a scenario into consideration. In aviation mishaps and catastrophes happen, anything can happen. This is again just an educated guess of mine.

Coming back to the topic of the LCA Tejas being used as a SEAD platform, I am sure that a twin seater version of the MWF would prove to be sufficient but I will still stick to my opinion that it is always a stealth aircraft like the AMCA which will be the most ideal in carrying such operations.

Anyways this is my last post on the topic, looks we have gone way off topic on the LCA Thread 🧵.We can open a dedicated thread to discuss SEAD, DEAD missions and platforms. Peace out! 🙏🏻
Your right about stealth, but manned expensive Stealth aircraft like amca will be like a large beacon saying "hey I'm here" when doing jamming, that's why future "tactical" jamming role will be transferred to cheaper stealth loyal wingman, like cats warrior.
 
thats the issue, hal is getting raja beta treatment from govt all the time, some amount of belt treatment is needed, or else super sukhoi would also become a retirement plan project for those babus
Once again
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HAL can't start upgrade/manufacturing unless the systems going in super sukhoi upgrade are "developed and certified".
 
Your right about stealth, but manned expensive Stealth aircraft like amca will be like a large beacon saying "hey I'm here" when doing jamming, that's why future "tactical" jamming role will be transferred to cheaper stealth loyal wingman, like cats warrior.
For jamming, spoofing and ew methods need power right??? Htfe 25 can it satisfy the power needs?
 
You can fit a RAT in it, or one time use battery package.

Though it's EW/jamming varient ain't gonna be used for "high energy/wide area jamming".




View: https://x.com/Defencecore/status/1931294888382832767

why we r not thinking about EW/jamming varient for CATS warrier?? r we fearing they can jam our own aircraft, drones etc. coz i heard f18 growler also face this problem earlier. CATS warrier should definitely hv a EW jamming varient. so it will become more effective in SEAD nd DEAD missions.
 
why we r not thinking about EW/jamming varient for CATS warrier?? r we fearing they can jam our own aircraft, drones etc. coz i heard f18 growler also face this problem earlier. CATS warrier should definitely hv a EW jamming varient. so it will become more effective in SEAD nd DEAD missions.
We are, The official released video literally shows EW varient, along with decoy, isr and strike varient.

What I was saying is it won't be used for wide area jamming, as required power will be too high.
 
We are, The official released video literally shows EW varient, along with decoy, isr and strike varient.

What I was saying is it won't be used for wide area jamming, as required power will be too high.
Imagine putting KDE into one of these drones. Like a CATs Omega something like that. Which will be able to either function as a jamming platform or maybe a dedicated BVRAAM launcher...

Or a Jamming platform based on Ghatak UCAV.
 
Can we put Kaveri into one of these drones. Like a CATs Omega something like that.
Kaveri is too big for CATS( ~8kn dry thrust combined) and bigger version of cats that we are developing( will use 25kn dry thrust engine)


You need atleast ghatak category drone to fit Kaveri.


Though I do dream of a bigger version of ghatak with two Kaveri engine and bigger/longer iwb that can fit standoff weapons like rudram series or even cruise missiles,
Our own stealth tactical bomber drone.
 
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