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Last of the inaccuracies ironed out by Kuntal (...ignore the engine nozzle, its a placeholder from AMCA)

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The cutie is finally taking shape after months of halts, delays, readjustments... & she's gorgeous! @Kuntal's work NLCA (Trainer) LIFT (Export) Tejas-MAX (CATS Mothership) Surya Kiran (livery)... sab hoyenga. https://defenceforumindia.com/attachments/screenshot_20220509_162243-png.154927/ https:...

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If there is a gap in production between FOC and Mk1A, we can do a repeat order of FOC trainers. Train more and more pilots that can utilize Mk1A as and when they come. So how will this work? You will pull pilots out of active sq and have them twiddle their thumbs after type conversion? Remember tra...

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Thakur_B wrote:So, we have
Paveway-II
Griffin-3
SPICE
HAMMER
JDAM
SAAW
Gaurav
Gautham
Garuthma
NGLGB?

All I see is proliferation of export prospects.. It's be a great product positioning opportunity!

"If your ordnance is not Chinese, the Tejas can launch it!"

RishiChatterjee · Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

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vimal wrote:When will they stop saying Light combat aircraft? Just call it T1 or something

HF-93 Tejas (marks the year of beginning)
&
HF-23 Tarit (marks the year of 1st flight of MWF)

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uddu wrote:Rehearsal videos....

Today's was even better. Clean configuration this time.

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I love that it's flying in full combat configuration... with empty inner & midboard pylons, more realistic than clean config half-tank displays. Watch here ---> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sGG5KiVkYU https://twitter.com/alpha_defense/status/1493525273127489537 ---> Tejas in Singapore Air Sh...

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Hammer model for LCA & MWF renders will come soon. Unfortunately no idea about its length. Found nothing yet Why? 3.1 m. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armement_Air-Sol_Modulaire Who cares about the 250kg version! :roll: the big one should be roughly 4m & the 500kg one about 3.5, fro...

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It was incredible but I saw Deb Rana stamp. Good one! Ya, but i couldn't match the colours of Python-5.. So discarded. Showing here only. ^^ you sneaky ********. Fooled me for a moment. :evil: Hammer model for LCA & MWF renders will come soon. Unfortunately no idea about its length. Found nothi...

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basant wrote:Is that HAMMER?

Yes that's mine tho.. This is original

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Indranil wrote:Gun and Astra firing soon.

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Some of the trial renders by Kuntal.. Please provide links to pictures when posting. Didn't post, rejected experimental stuff.. It's from my WhatsApp. https://defenceforumindia.com/attachments/img-20211110-wa0046-jpg.121246/ https://defenceforumindia.com/attachments/img_20211123_153430-jpg.121247/

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Some of the trial renders by Kuntal..

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Holyshit. Times really are changing! I don't know which to be shocked more by, HAL doing back to back Tejas pitch or an Air Marshal confirming IRDW story. :rotfl: https://idrw.org/tejas-lift-to-be-offered-to-egypt/ https://twitter.com/PKRoyIAF/status/1461891637274054656/ TLDR : HAL to offer Tejas tr...

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https://twitter.com/RishiChatt/status/1461681510411489285 Very similar moves.. Pleased to see it didn't do them any better than Tejas! Can't timestamp here... So please follow the DFI links to my posts. I promise to make your day!!! :D https://defenceforumindia.com/threads/lca-tejas-mk1-mk1a-news-a...

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Given that 7th FOC just flew & there are 6 here, I'm making some assumptions...

https://mobile.twitter.com/hvtiaf/statu ... 6455405571

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KSingh wrote:When are we going to see Np-5 and the Mk.1 trainers flying/rolled out? Weird that these other airframes have gone missing

https://idrw.org/lca-navy-mk1-np5-train ... st-flight/

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https://twitter.com/RishiChatt/status/1 ... 0411489285

Very similar moves.. Pleased to see it didn't do them any better than Tejas!

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DFI has like 5-7 posters who post good info (most of which i cross-post here). Kindly ignore any others. also - if it were for me, I would position tejas as "we can fit any equipment from any country so long as its not chinese" +1 :idea: We need to present a TejEx like this, with every blo...

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Am Indian CATOBAR is very unlikely. Teddy is being fully designed to cater to taking off from ski-jumps. Doesn't even have serpentine intake as they'd cost it a few kN of wet thrust. Comparable to Rafale's MTOW, but 100-115kN each instead of 75kN. Wouldn't lack of SERPENTINE intake make it less ste...

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Am Indian CATOBAR is very unlikely. Teddy is being fully designed to cater to taking off from ski-jumps. Doesn't even have serpentine intake as they'd cost it a few kN of wet thrust. Comparable to Rafale's MTOW, but 100-115kN each instead of 75kN. There are reportedly two variants coming. Confirmed...

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I'm simply surprised by how quickly these guys got so serious!.. https://idrw.org/hal-offers-to-replace-50-components-in-lca-tejas-for-argentinean-order/ R Madhavan speaking to ” Business-standard” has confirmed that India officially has offered its LCA-Tejas Mk1A in the tender for 12 jets that Arg...

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I'm simply surprised by how quickly these guys got so serious!.. https://idrw.org/hal-offers-to-replace-50-components-in-lca-tejas-for-argentinean-order/ R Madhavan speaking to ” Business-standard” has confirmed that India officially has offered its LCA-Tejas Mk1A in the tender for 12 jets that Arge...

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Am Indian CATOBAR is very unlikely. Teddy is being fully designed to cater to taking off from ski-jumps. Doesn't even have serpentine intake as they'd cost it a few kN of wet thrust. Comparable to Rafale's MTOW, but 100-115kN each instead of 75kN. https://defenceforumindia.com/attachments/e9uvsc1xsa...

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https://www.instagram.com/p/CWVQAH_B175/

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My favourites out of Dubai.. https://i.postimg.cc/dwF06fDv/FENb-Y-JUc-AEmqd-N.jpg Tejas with high AoA condensation cloud on its wings, never seen before. https://i.postimg.cc/x9H6FqVh/254427304-636759697333933-8174758405514504641-n.jpg And LCA at ferry configuration, with 3 droptanks... https://i.po...

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Tejas at Dubai, the narraction is cheesy enough to make your arteries clog & the flight pattern is exactly same as what they did at Srilanka.. but better flying & footage this time. The turns were quicker & crisper.

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Is the Tejas 2-seat conversion trainer any different from the proposed Tejas LIFT version? something doesn't quite add up here. If the purpose of the Tejas conversion trainer (4 + 4 + 10 = 18 ordered) is simply to teach the trainee pilots how to fly a Tejas, and not how to use radar/missiles...then...

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LCA vs MWF fuselage & wings comparison..

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CATS warrior, WSO guiding the wingman, smart weapons etc will require an incredible amount of data fusion, datalinks & an advanced display for the WSO. The fact that we are even able to dream these things is because we have the Tejas, which we can customize & use as a test-bed to our heart'...

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Tejas max is mk1 or mk1a? Ideally should be mk1a - guiding drones will need endurance. Seems like its mk1. Noobpooch - Can logistics base double up as forward bases? As a *wild idea* we sell astra equipped tejas-ex to armenia and a logistics base that doubles up as foothold in that region. Twin sea...

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http://idrw.org/with-83-orders-in-the-kitty-hal-still-sees-potential-orders-for-more-than-60-80-tejas-variants/#more-267773 LIFT: HAL and IAF have agreed to Jointly develop Tejas lead-in fighter trainer (LIFT) variant based on the Tejas Trainer airframe for which it has got in-principal approval for...

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2018: We’re looking at 12 squadrons of the Light Combat Aircraft Mk.2, Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa said today at an air power conference in India’s capital, confirming months of reports suggesting the IAF was looking for over 200 of the fighters. https://www.livefi...

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The new IAF CAS making almost nil mention of the LCA MK.2 but never letting an opportunity go to say they are getting 114 MRFA says it all. 114 MRFA (Rafale) is >$20BN at least, IAF doesn't have the money to buy them and 200 LCA MK.2 so they've implicitly made the choice to go for their foreign toy...

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4 FOC Tejas visible... https://mobile.twitter.com/HALHQBLR/status/1453966332228112386 ---> The MoS for Defence Mr Ajay Bhatt visits HAL facilities in Bengaluru, evinces keen interest on Atmanirbhar Bharat products like LCA, LCH and ALH. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FC2EuyMVgAIZAfm?format=jpg&name...

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Delta force elephant-walk.

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X-posting from DFI... Tejas hourly operating cost 2nd lowest at $4000 which is above $2700-3700 of Mirage-2000, probably Mk1A operating cost will be lower . Rafale highest at $16000 ... Followed by Su-30MKI at $10000 . http://www.defencexp.com/explained-per-hour-operating-cost-of-iafs-fighter-jets/a...

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Can't embed timestamp... Please just follow the link.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7QFAGQvukS4&t=7385s

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