Perhaps we dont have the capability as yet to replace. Afterall if we had it then the LCA would be flying with these no?nits wrote:Now i am not sure why are we waiting for Argentina to select and then only we can replace this components. Why dont we have a export variant ready which has max of Indian part or in fact replace our existing imported components with Make in India ones for all exisiting and future Tejas. Why to wait for export orderKartik wrote: Adding that: “ However, HAL's president opportunely expressed that if Argentina finally selects the Indian offer for twelve aircraft, the company could replace different important components. Some 50 "big and small components" such as the refueling probe, nose cone, and Martin-Baker ejection seats with other alternatives are mentioned among these changes .
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The nose cone saga is well known. We would have got there but that would have delayed the program.