You really should stop taking IDRW so seriously mate. Take whatever they say with a big pinch of salt.The Indian Navy's plan to procure 12 LCA-Navy Trainer aircraft for deck-based pilot training is final then. They refer to"naval officer as sources"
...plus this was on news repeatly.
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The Indian Navy's plan to procure 12 LCA-Navy Trainer aircraft for deck-based pilot training is final then. They refer to"naval officer as sources"
...plus this was on news repeatly.
I don't think people are defending HAL's performance. but using that as as a excuse to Import is questioned.
The IN will be going in for the N-LCA no question about that. The only issue is the quantity. They've declared their intentions to do so in public.
www.livefistdefence.com
The IN will be going in for the N-LCA no question about that. The only issue is the quantity. They've declared their intentions to do so in public.
Indian Navy Considering Small N-LCA Order? - Livefist
The Indian Navy is kicking around the idea of ordering a small number of naval N-LCA fighter jets to operate as a dedicated training and technology development squadron for frontline naval aviators and future combat assets. The idea hasn't yet crystalized into a paper proposal, but internal...
If I'm not mistaken there exists no such LIFT worldwide designed exclusively for usage on a carrier which is to say land & take off from a carrier as the N-LCA. Hence it makes sense for the IN.
I just hope they buy 40 nos of it not only for training but off shore CAP as well in the A&N island chain given our upcoming war with China. Takes a load of the regular IN FAs.
Apart from that it also makes a huge advertisement for its abilities for those nations like the US who're scouting for just such a trainer for their Naval jocks.
But this is very old news, what the status now ?
Curious. Is it normal to need a deck based trainer> Why not just train pilots on land.? If they can hit arrestor wires on land, they can hit them on a carrier, can't they? With more difficulty, agreed.The Indian Navy's plan to procure 12 LCA-Navy Trainer aircraft for deck-based pilot training is final then. They refer to"naval officer as sources"
...plus this was on news repeatly.
that 99 order was for GE404.
No point updating, make more … more feasible to do
View: https://x.com/hvtiaf_bharat/status/1882782442014347610
Our little guy getting more sharper and better with time.. likely 2nd m1A.
You know easily by 2030 mk1 will basically be outdated, even against almost" all" of chinese 4th gen airframes forget stealthy ones, and not to mention the scary EW capability they are developing.
It will take on ground strike duties from Jaguars.
Tejas takes flight, but will the US let it soar - The Tribune
It is this very challenge to the dominance of US fighter aircraft like the F-16 in the international market that makes the engine delays in the Tejas programme seem more suspicious.www.tribuneindia.com
Tejas takes flight, but will the US let it soar
