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

[Bleh]

Does he read newspapers that engine supply was stopped by USA not HAL.

He's not talking about engines..

He's saying stuff like these aren't operational

 

[Patriots]

So jet is ready weapons trails are pending

Main is bvr Astra
Which is not cleared , then you have to test with all possible configuration , if there is small modification in the jet
Derby is not a bvr , ,

 

[Kattar]

Well he's not inaccurate then!..

'No Confidence': IAF Chief Scolds HAL - Livefist

"At the moment, I am just not confident of HAL." Words that should give Indian state-owned airframer Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) sleepless nights. And many times over given that the sayer of these words is the Chief of the Indian Air Force. "I can only tell you what our requirement…

www.livefistdefence.com

GE can delay engine deliveries for years at a stretch and IAF loudmouths will be fast asleep. If couple of sub-systems are pending testing in an entire aircraft made inside India, IAF chief suddenly finds his voice

Russia is able to fight a war lasting 2+ years as their armed force will fight with sticks if they have to as long as it is made inside Russia.

Let's just pray China does not get in mood to screw us anytime soon as our gold-plated western weaponry buyers will simply take flight to their kids homes in NY, Paris or London and leave foot soldiers to bear the brunt and consequences of their grift

 

[Patriots]

View: https://x.com/Griezmenace/status/1889262493295591638

 

[Spitfire IX]

Does he read newspapers that engine supply was stopped by USA not HAL.

I recall that when GE F404 delivery was late/going to be late, GE explained that it was having problems due to a supplier going into administration.

I also recall suggesting that it was possible that for political reasons the US administration, behind the scenes, was discouraging GE from fixing the supply problem as fast as it possibly could. I did not know if that was the case or not and never stated it was the case. I merely offered that as a possible explanation for the length of the delay. It seems to have been picked up by some on this forum and presented as an absolute truth in the best tradition of conspiracy theory.

If newspapers share my view, fine. What evidence do they present to substantiate the accusation that the US stopped supply of GE F404 to India? IIRC the supplier of whatever component(s) were needed in F404 was a foreign company (South Korean, IIRC). Had it been supplying HAL with parts to be used in Tejas Mk1A and stopped because it had gone bust, in what way would South Korea have stopped those parts being supplied to HAL? By having insolvency laws?

Companies go bust. Supply chains have problems.

 

[randombully]

GE can delay engine deliveries for years at a stretch and IAF loudmouths will be fast asleep. If couple of sub-systems are pending testing in an entire aircraft made inside India, IAF chief suddenly finds his voice

Russia is able to fight a war lasting 2+ years as their armed force will fight with sticks if they have to as long as it is made inside Russia.

Let's just pray China does not get in mood to screw us anytime soon as our gold-plated western weaponry buyers will simply take flight to their kids homes in NY, Paris or London and leave foot soldiers to bear the brunt and consequences of their grift

First, IAF cheif does not directly deals with GE, he will deal with HAL as he's getting his jets from Hal.
GE manufactures a "component" for the jet, GE is the supplier of HAL, it's HAL job to talk with them.

And as he didn't complain about engine to Hal means he understands that engines are not their fault, his complains are about things on which Hal has complete control over.

 

[Nutcracker]

He's not talking about engines..

He's saying stuff like these aren't operationalView attachment 24911

Didn't just last year a new / indigenous flight control computer was selected. Who opted for such massive modification just few months before scheduled delivery.

 

[Spitfire IX]

Didn't just last year a new / indigenous flight control computer was selected. Who opted for such massive modification just few months before scheduled delivery.

I imagine that the contract signed in 2021 for 73 fighters specified the exact requirement for those fighters. Why change it, if it was changed?