Bharat Rakshak

On understanding your post, you are right..........it is just too confusing. Your argument on the MiG-29 seems to indicate that the IAF purchased the plane *knowing* that it did not meet their ASR and were depending on the Soviets word that it would be upgraded. And that there was a known solution ...

The comparison with concessions to foreign fighters is invalid since those aircraft were eventually upgraded to meet the requirements. Is the LCA a stagnant effort? (Slow day) Mig29 wasn't operational when it was inducted, however later the aircraft was upgraded to its full capability. Thanks to th...

but that doesn't mean that it should accept any aircraft in service Opened another can of worms. IAF has accepted "any aricraft"s in the past, so why not the LCA (which BTW, is not an "any" aircraft - it is capable). IAF has accepted those aircraft which have met its requirement...

Yep. I did not mean anything more than that. The poster asked for a reason of less number of Mk1s and I gave him one. I know what answer you provided - that answer is the problem. There a lot more to the topic than the answer you provided. Your answer is incomplete. OK. Let it slide. I never said m...

Sir, why do you think that Mk1 was even ordered if immediate replacement wasn't the goal? Currently there are ~150 MiG21s in IAF service, many of those are on front line duty. The order for 40 LCA Mk.1 is not a replacement both in terms of quantity as well as where they will be deployed. LCA Mk.1 w...

That was your first post. Let me ask you this: Are you claiming that the LCA MK-I did not meet the ASR is the entire and complete truth? That there is nothing more to that statement than that? Yep. I did not mean anything more than that. The poster asked for a reason of less number of Mk1s and I ga...

@DevendraC : Major quibble for many of us in the forum is not about meeting the current version of the ASR. Perhaps if you look at the history, LCA is conceived as a replacement for MiG21 in our service and ASRs which were issued at the time reflected those requirements. However IAF revised the ASR...

This is where you are wrong! With a moving goalpost and confidential ASR (and please don't ask me to give you references - there are many on this board itself!), how could anyone say the requirements were not met! If you had said demonstrated, we would have to agree! This is where your understandin...

You are the one who is gassing here. I have already posted an article from the Hindu which clearly says that Mk1 cannot meet the requirements. You haven't posted jack . Just because you refuse to believe it doesn't mean that the ASR wasn't met. Not the biggest of deals, but ........ He did not post...

As I have said before, the ASR is confidential, hence it is not known that which requirements were not met. I don't understand why do you think the compromise was not a real one. There is nothing to indicate the same. DRDO/HAL/ADA also have never made any public statement claiming that Mk1 met the ...

MK1 cannot meet the ASR requirements drafted for LCA project. IAF accepted 40 as a compromise. MK2 will meet all requirements and will be inducted in greater numbers. Which brings to mind the question - which specific ASR requirements were not met? And what compromises would have the IAF taken in t...

Can you list the requirements it cannot meet? The ASR is confidential. However it has been known for a long time that LCA Mk2 was planned only because Mk1 could not meet the ASR requirements. This has already been confirmed by various media sources. This is an old article from the hindu confirming ...

So, what is coming out is: 1. MK1 is superior to the 21 2. IAF doesn't wan to commit more than 40 of them In light of fast depleting squadron strength, what is the reason IAF doesn't want to commit to increased numbers? I do understand that complete upgrade from MK1 to MK2 may not be a very viable ...

Please don't thank me. Credit goes to Rana and ADA. LCA trainer with a Kaveri engine is a dream. I will distribute sweets on the street if it happens. But I don't think that they will be working on that engine for much longer (other than for AURA). They will migrate to the 115 kN engine soon. Sir b...

^^ Even if they were plumbed, the middle pylon has the capacity to carry only 800 kg, i.e. it is not capable of carrying a 1200 ltr drop tank. A smaller drop tank might be used, but that would require further development and testing.