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Jaguar DARIN III in primer..looks damn good! Can see the retractable IFR probe outlined

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Close up of SP-26

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We need to keep in mind that the weight penalty for a naval fighter is not only in the landing gear but in the entire primary structure and the load paths from the gear and hook to the primary structure. It's not just a question if swapping out the gear. Some of those structures can be optimized fo...

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TEDBF CFD model

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Astonishing data point from Alan Warnes' latest AFM article on the JF-17.. There is also speculation that the Klimov RD93 powerplant which has flown more than 30,000 hours with the PAF JF-17s will be replaced by a different Chinese engine. However, back in 2018, ACM Mujahid Anwar Khan – who retired ...

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Tejas Mk1 SP-26 (LA-5023) on it's first flight

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LCA Tejas growling back home!
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I had seen this article earlier but forgot about it. Reading it once again somewhat convinced me that the latest Derby trials from the Tejas Mk1 off Goa coast were with the new I-Derby ER extended range BVRAAM. That's what the "enhanced capabilities" referred to in all the official press r...

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Jaguar IS DARIN 3 during take-off

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Jaguar IB DARIN 3 twin seater

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From DFI..

apparently one of the intermediate iterations of the AMCA, but quite close to the final frozen design.

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Indranil wrote:OBOGS on PV

Is this meant for the Tejas Mk1A? Why else would it be trialed on a Mk1 Prototype Vehicle??

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srai wrote:

This is apparently a photoshopped image. From DFI.

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Sadly, it seems that BRF is now getting quieter and quieter..not much movement on any threads.

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Stunning work and a stunning looking fighter!

Credit - Kuntal Biswas

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European Next Gen Fighter engine team takes shape M88 engines will power the NGF demonstrator it seems. Can't be much larger than the Rafale then.. The French-German-Spanish team responsible for developing the engine that will power the European Next-Generation Fighter (NGF) has been formed. As a f...

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Small nut pick : IRST should be in the other side as shown in the model in AI. Q1. What is the small hump at the back of the cockpit ? Is it MAWS ? Q2. What are those green colored bands near the engine and the tail ? the IRST for the first 2 Tejas Mk2 MWF prototypes will be on the pilot's right ha...

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Gorgeous!

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Exceptional work by Kuntal Biswas

Tejas Mk2 MWF is stunning!

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Korean KAI to resume Apache helo fuselage production So it seems that TBAL isn't the only agency that can build the Apache AH-64E fuselages for exports..KAI will resume it's Apache fuselage manufacturing as well which will supplement TBAL's Apache fuselage production. https://www.janes.com/images/d...

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Janes is reporting that the Derby variant that was tested is the I-Derby ER, although they're just taking the reference from the Press Information Bureau's report and not other sources. India test fires Python 5 AAM from Tejas India’s government-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRD...

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Tejas Mk2 MWF and AMCA Finite Element Model image

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Earlier issues with firing of Python 5 from Tejas resolved: BTW is the test aircraft carrying a centerline EFT? Good news there as well. Not center line, but the port side wing mounted drop tank. It's an asymmetric configuration. If it was a center line drop tank it wouldn't be partly masked by the...

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@Kartik, if it is a firmware update then it won't just be IAF or Tejas would be getting it. If it isTejas firmware, them it won't be enhanced missile capability. I am confused and probably that's written for the same purpose :| Not sure how it matters if it won't be just the IAF or Tejas getting it...

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Great news! Derby ER is the icing on the cake! :D @Kartik, the range of Python-5 being 20 km is still about of half of near BVR range (20 nm). Or am I missing something? Enhanced capability does not necessarily mean that the Derby-ER was tested. Enhanced capability could do with how data is being s...

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Fantastic! That makes the Tejas the deadliest WVR fighter in the IAF today. The combo of the DASH HMDS and Python V is deadly and can engage targets in an almost 360 degree sphere almost upto near BVR ranges. The Mirage-2000I with MICA-IR is the only one nearly as capable but I don't see HMDS being ...

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Rafale BS021 has flown as well..which means that 29 out of the 36 Rafales ordered have flown so far. Only 7 left. https://scontent.fnag1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/179208598_4604717349542440_1396835077383089993_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=qw8_7pNehT8AX8WhmDe&_nc...

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TEDBF brochure from ADA. Now that the wind tunnel model is in testing, I would expect some more refinement of the design going forward before more detailed design activities begin. Those talking about the possible absence of DSI intakes on the wind tunnel model of TEDBF, I think we may see a separat...

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pic credit Praneeth Franklin

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BS012 before it had left for India pic credit - Swiderek Maciejka https://scontent.fnag1-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/178355888_4601767959837379_1014255837078900536_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=0pzO7y5ON00AX_TUq2k&_nc_ht=scontent.fnag1-3.fna&oh=72737c9fb2794b31...

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Rafale BS019 credit- Swiderek Maciejka https://scontent.fnag1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/173080907_4601830749831100_4578549408783055338_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=hVukL5aLLvcAX_F_7DU&_nc_ht=scontent.fnag1-2.fna&oh=f2c6c6431c6f48217fb7e6512e653dd6&oe=60A...

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Never before seen - Jaguar DARIN II carrying SAAW PGMs on centerline station..can carry a whole lot more on it's inner and outer wing pylons.

Pic credit - Gaur.Aviation

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Does anyone have any idea as to which boots the IAF pilot in this pic is wearing? I've only seen Rafale pilots wear them and these are not standard issue IAF boots.

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Tejas Mk1 FOC fighter landing with 3 drop tanks in what would be almost a ferry configuration.

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AMCA brochure from Aero India 2021..was looking for this one in good size, found it. Can compare all the CG renditions with what we see here, the official AMCA layout.

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Rafale EH BS012, 13 and 14 along with 1 Rafale DH have departed from Merignac for their ferry flight to India. https://scontent.fbom3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/176562645_10219138670366926_6820929089749636719_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=WUovLC1AM_UAX9Ast1u&_nc_h...

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I read a blurb saying HAL integrating Astra on LSP Tejas. Will find the exact wording. And ASRAAM. HAL Plans to Certify Astra Mk1 and ASRAAM Air to Air Missile Indian state-owned aerospace and defence company, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is carrying out integration works on one of the Limit...

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Tejas Mk2 brochure from Aero India 2021..can see that the length of the stroke of the oleo on the main landing gear and nose landing gear have both been increased quite a bit over that of the Tejas Mk1..to be able to accomodate large ALCMs on the center fuselage station mainly. https://defenceforumi...

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Tejas Mk2 loadout..with 6 Astra and 2 ASRAAM plus 2 large Rafale like drop tanks with the pinched waist and bulbous nose.

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:shock: I would've thought wind tunnel testing would have been completed before they fixed on the model and displayed it publicly. Then you weren't aware of the updates that were given at Aero India 2021..that the model was still in development, with more changes expected as wind tunnel testing was...

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TEDBF wind tunnel testing has begun

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