UPG started in 2012 I think. So the earliest upgraded birds may start leaving by the end of 2027 too. So that's 1 Mig29 Squadron too before the end of decade.
Tejas Mk2 (Medium Weight Fighter) - News and discussions
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They can reduce time per sortie, and during overhaul, airframe parts can be replaced for a bit more life. So life can be extended by a few more years this way.
How Tejas Mark 2 is evolving into a bigger, powerful fighter
On November 15, the IAF signed off on a comprehensive design review (CDR) of the Tejas Mark 2, clearing the construction of a new prototype of the LCA for construction and testing.
A CDR is a critical step in designing and developing a new aircraft. It allows the customer air force to examine the proposed blueprints in detail to be sure the aircraft design is viable, ready for fabrication and testing and that it would achieve its stipulated performance within the laid down cost, schedule and risk.
What on earth is he talking about? We are doing the same. Even Mk2 will have 4 prototypes.
Simultaneously. KAI is producing 4 prototypes side by side at the same time. Check the KAI thread.
Same with X35 and PAKFA
Check out the KAI thread. Behind 1st prototype, three others are in almost finished stages
what do you mean by "at the same time". Three airframes are getting already in advanced stages before the first flight of the first airframe. If you go by LCA timeline at best you can get one new prototype in the air per year.
I think indrani didn't get the question. He is referring to F-35 as concurrent development.
Correct. Time of starting doesn’t matter. All 4 are now available for simultaneous testing of various subsystems for different labs and one possibility will be sent even to South Africa for Radar testing as according to KAI officials SK doesn’t have suitable airspace nor testing range of that.
We're gonna do the same. The first prototype gets rolled out, then work begins on the rest.
The Korean timetable was 1 in March 2021, 2 before Dec 2021 and 3 more by July 2022.
So our first one should get done by Aug 2022. 2 or 3 more should follow around the time of the first flight of the first prototype a few months down the line. Plus our jet is a modernisation, not a new build, so we don't need as much ground testing. They have a 1.5 year interval between roll out and first flight, ours is only around 6 or 7 months.
We do need. Its a new airframe, dimensions are different, engine thrust is different, probably different centre of gravity too.
Koreans are way too ahead of us in engineering arena. We were advertising about our hypersonic missile for a decade or more than that( if you take in to consideration of AVATAR, its almost 2 decades), we still on drawing board and they are ending towards testing a hypersonic missile.
Airframe testing and engine testing are just two components of more than hundreds subsystems that needs to be tested for a completely new design like KFX, Su57 and F35. As RR said, it will not need that many prototypes and time for Mk2
It’s just a project management issue actually with LCA
It's no ok to post unrelated stuff like this. It's time-consuming work to cherrypick and move.BTW they just sold their SAM SYSTEM to UAE for whooping 3.4 Billion USD.
here is the news
South Korea and the UAE sign a $3.5 billion Air-defence missile deal
2022-01-17
The head of the Defense Acquisition Program Department, Kang Eun-ho, told reporters Sunday in Abu Dhabi that South Korea has agreed to sell the Cheongju-2 medium-range surface-to-air missiles to the UAE.
An informed source told Bloomberg that the value of the deal amounted to 3.5 billion dollars.
The signing of the deal came on the sidelines of South Korean President Moon Jae-in's visit to the UAE, and his meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid.
Moon Jae-in's visit to the UAE is part of his tour of the Middle East, which will last a week and include Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
The deal demonstrated South Korea's growing position as a growing source of technological and cultural exports. South Korea was the world's largest arms exporter between 2016-2020, according to the Korea Research Institute for Defense Technology Planning and Development.
During his visit to Dubai, the President of the Republic of South Korea and his wife Kim Jong Suk witnessed their country's celebration of its National Day at Expo 2020 Dubai, as part of his country's promotion to host Expo 2030
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...iles-on-mideast-trip?srnd=premium-middle-east
Cheolmae II / Cheongung (Iron Hawk)
M-SAM Medium Surface to Air Missile
Cheongung Block 2 Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile (KM-SAM)
The United Arab Emirates said Tuesday that it will buy mid-range missiles from South Korea in what would be Seoul’s largest arms sale worth nearly 4 trillion won ($3.5 billion).
The Middle East country would be the first to purchase the surface-to-air Korean missile overseas, known as Cheongung, which local reports there described it as one of the most advanced in the world that will improve the quality of the UAE’s missile defense.
The Cheongung series, deployed in 2015 to hit targets flying 15 kilometers high and below, complement Korea’s missile defense, through which a Patriot missile intercepts threats flying as high as 20 kilometers, while the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system eyes targets at least 40 kilometers high.
The Chengung series comes in two versions – one for aircraft and the other for ballistic missiles. Abu Dhabi is buying the second version to bolster its air defense, though it did not elaborate on how many missiles it is bringing in to upgrade it.
A complete Cheongung battery comprises a transporter launcher carrying eight missiles with a flight range of 40 kilometers, radar and a command vehicle. The Cheongung series is believed to be able to withstand extreme weather conditions and electromagnetic interference.
The Cheongung reportedly outperforms the US-made Patriot system because it is quicker to aim at a second target after the initial fire.
S. Korea sells missiles to UAE in record arms sale
Some high quality videos from YT
They test their systems very comprehensively.
The airframes need to fly first. That shouldn't be affected by this imo.