LCA Tejas Mk1 & Mk1A - News and discussions
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The Indian authorities did not mention the use of GaN
The other technological highlights mentioned here should be ultra wideband (DRFM) technology, which mainly focuses on improving power density, not affecting existing communication, improving spectrum utilization, and solving the problem of mutual interference between Israeli pods and Russian radars
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It's amazing how foreign members like @BMD, @Innominate and the following undermine Indian tech, lol.
Any doubt now my Chinese friend?
3:20 onwards, directly from the horse's mouth:
Any doubt now my Chinese friend?
Not a convincing answer as usual.
DRDO scientist are more like cattle than horse. Talk BS all day and deliver less.
Let me help you with the pod.
To tell the truth, I can't understand Indian English. My spoken English is not good. With a strong accent, can you briefly describe what he said?
Isn't this the same picture as I foundNot a convincing answer as usual.
DRDO scientist are more like cattle than horse. Talk BS all day and deliver less.
Let me help you with the pod.
@3:20 onwards Alpha Defense guy asked him if the ASPJ pod uses GaN. The scientist replied in affirmative and said that Gallium Nitride chips are produced in-house for this pod.
The same pod in more high-power version would be used by Su-30MKI upgrade.
Tbh in the last 12 months there were a lot of restrictions in EU for export of military/dual use tech products, plus the huge shortage of chips. Suppliers not giving any guarantee of supply being normal or order pipeline being stable. So all of those factor took a big toll. If you consider covid 2 waves in 2 years & then when things were looking to get back going the war situation further pushed back. Add with this the spares issue. Things only started improving from mid 2022.
Kids these days do not understand how long these things takeThat ^^ was back in early 2019
.Oldies remember how long it took LCA to mature to IOC from its first flight. I went from a school kid to family man in that time.
There seems to be some misunderstanding here. Developing electronics from scratch takes a few years due to the need for testing. But integration of a developed system just takes a few months.
HAL have stuck to their dates even without the main contract being signed.
www.hindustantimes.com
The Indian Air Force could place a Rs 50,000-crore order for an advanced version of the indigenously produced Light Combat Aircraft, Tejas, in the next two to three months, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) chairman R Madhavan said at Aero India 2019 on Thursday.
Madhavan said the first flight of LCA Mk-1A was likely to take place three years after the contract was signed, followed by production a year later. The air force plans to buy 83 Mk-1A jets, taking the total number of LCA variants ordered to 123.
So, first flight did take place in May 2022, ie 3 years later. The pandemic pushed the dates back, so instead of 1 year, as mentioned by Madhavan, it's just 1.5 years for first delivery, a mere 6 months.
Otoh, even in 2020, people were going around saying it will take until 2026. Like Prasun:
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Tejas Mk.1As are due to start rolling out from HAL from 2026 with EL/M-2052 AESA-MMRs, meaning the Uttam AESA-MMR will be available for use only in the following decade (what the IAF refers to as the ‘medium-term’).
HAL have stuck to their dates even without the main contract being signed.
IAF may place order for improved Tejas variant: HAL chief
The Indian Air Force could place a Rs 50,000-crore order for an advanced version of the indigenously produced Light Combat Aircraft, Tejas, in the next two to three months.
Madhavan said the first flight of LCA Mk-1A was likely to take place three years after the contract was signed, followed by production a year later. The air force plans to buy 83 Mk-1A jets, taking the total number of LCA variants ordered to 123.
So, first flight did take place in May 2022, ie 3 years later. The pandemic pushed the dates back, so instead of 1 year, as mentioned by Madhavan, it's just 1.5 years for first delivery, a mere 6 months.
Otoh, even in 2020, people were going around saying it will take until 2026. Like Prasun:
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Preliminary conceptual studies got underway in April 2012 at the DRDO’s Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), following which fi...
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ToT to industry of EW suite is now available.
Mig 21 bison advantage s were cheap, Quick reaction time to get in air and supersonic dash.
Rest all points Tejas exceeds...
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Functionally, Tejas Mk 1 can replace how many Mig 21 bisons?
Rest all points Tejas exceeds...
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Functionally, Tejas Mk 1 can replace how many Mig 21 bisons?
Originally Tejas was conceived as a 1 for 1 replacement for Mig-21. But come next year, with induction of MK1A, we'll have a plane much capable than Mig-21 Bis. With AESA radar and Astra/Derby ER along with ASRAAM/Python 5, one Tejas MK1A may take down 2 or 3 Bisons without much muster. It'll also have digital RWR and all-digital GaN based EW pods. It'll be silent assassin with former and enemy's nightmare with the latter.
And best thing about Tejas is that it'll be much more effective than Mig-21 Bison in air to ground strike roles. Once we get all those 83 MK1As along with upgrading MK1s to 1A standard, i.e., 123 MK1As, IAF's capabilities would be much more enhanced. Functionally being an LCA it'll always be a one for one replacement. But that was the design limit and the goal. Don't expect to substitute/replace MKI/Rafale with it.
PS: Having said all of the above, Mig-21 Bison will be missed despite all the ignominy of being Flying Coffin. For a plane to last so long in our service, it must be something special, IMO.
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I am asking like how 1 rafale can replace 3 mirage 2000 in mission effectiveness.
Endurance, range, no of pylons, load bearing capacity, turn around time, mean time between maintenance, advanced guided weapons .. Etc etc ... All put together effectiveness..
A single LCA MK1A should be able to replace 2 Mig21-BIS which is very good capability and LCA mk2 will have capabilities and capacity to replace 3 Mig21-BIS easily...
Tejas is still a WIP. The definitive answer will come from IAF. Just wait for that. On paper, MK1A looks twice or thrice better(at least) than Mig-21 Bison in every single criteria you've pointed. But does that mean, 1 Tejas MK1A= multiple Mig-21 Bison in all OCA/DCA/CAP etc. missions? Maybe @vstol Jockey would like to enlighten us here!
Yes..
Check the longest range missile that Mig21-BIS can carry and now check the range of i-Derby ER and Astra mk2 along with Aesa radar and EW suite it will cover the twice the radius and area as much as 2 Mig21-BIS in Air.
Also compare the fuel efficiency of the engines and mid air refueling which allows LCA mk1a to remain in Air and perform CAP of more than 2 Mig21-BIS.
Now come to Air to ground fight, check the precision guided Bombs (accurate bombing thus reducing the number of sorties required to eliminate targets)which LCA mk1a can carry against the dumb bombs of Mig21-BIS and the quantity and weight of Bombs it can carry and the destruction caused by PGMs to actual targets which will be.more than 2to3 Mig21-BIS.
It's a huge upgrade for Mig21-BIS squadrons just like Rafale is for Mirage 2k for France...
In ninties, we use to have Mig-21s escorting Jags for strike. Tejas does the job of one such combo. so It is surely much more than Mig-21Bison. Plus it was adjudged to be the best in air to ground targeting by IAF in recent wargames.
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