LCA AF Mk2 (Medium Weight Fighter) - News and discussions

[darshan978]

Empty Rafale weight : 9.9 tons.
Empty EF2000 weight : 11.5 tons.

60/49 = 1.22 11,5 / 9,9 = 1.16 The difference is tight.

Aerodynamic of Rafale is better.

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if landing gears are yet to be manufactured and we also see iron bird testing i doubt we will see ground testing or rolling out of mk2 by 2025, or even first quarter of 2026 seems non possibility,
again babus are giving us time lines that are not possible.

 

[Zarion]

if landing gears are yet to be manufactured and we also see iron bird testing i doubt we will see ground testing or rolling out of mk2 by 2025, or even first quarter of 2026 seems non possibility,
again babus are giving us time lines that are not possible.

First LCA-Mk2 prototype likely to roll out by end of year, AMCA by early 2027

AMCA, India's fifth-generation fighter jet, set to roll out by 2026, crucial for modernization amid regional competition.

www.thehindu.com

These timelines were given by ADA not MoD.