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The MiG-29UPGs are going to get a service life extension. Base Repair Depot 5 is going to handle that. Will allow them to serve another 10 years, till 2035. And how do you know what is the range at which it can be detected? Detected by whom? Are you also assuming that the Tejas Mk1A won't know...

the IAF will not see it that way. The range/payload and endurance of the MRFA platform (Rafale is what I'm referring to) is greater than that of the Tejas M1kA (which is a light fighter after all) and the Tejas Mk2 (a Mirage-2000 class medium weight fighter). And they are right in the sense...

Lol, is that how you think BVR fights work? Just lob a missile from 150 km range and that's going to guarantee that you win an engagement? This the issue with these max range claims that people who don't understand BVR tactics fall for. Only a chump of a fighter pilot will even think of...

Yes indeed this is massive! The IAF has moved a proposal to the Ministry of Defence for acquiring between 90-100 more Tejas Mk1A fighters! The preliminary estimate for this deal is ~ USD 8 billion, although we will only know the real price when the deal is announced finally. That would mean 40...

The only way that can happen is when the private sector comes into aerospace in a big way. The first step towards that has just started, at least for the production part..with the Tata - Airbus JV for the C-295. Once the C-295 is almost completely built from scratch in India, the indigenous...

Last year India had placed an order worth $424 million for 400 Astra Mk1 BVRAAMs and their associated equipment, to be delivered by Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) within 4 years of the contract signature. article link There will be larger orders for the Astra Mk1 down the line, given that it has...

Video of the maiden Astra Mk1 BVRAAM firing from a Tejas Mk1 fighter..note the clean smokeless plume.

It may not take a few years. The Astra Mk2 is to go in for tests soon as well. I would expect it to be on the Tejas M1kA within a couple of years. India has asked Dassault to integrate Indian weapons on the Rafale, but that will take some time for sure. No contract has been signed as yet...

Another big test point for the Tejas Mk1A completed..the first firing of an Astra MK1 BVRAAM from LSP-7

And now, the first test firing of an Astra Mk1 BVRAAM from the Tejas Mk1! Prototype LSP-7 to be precise. The low visibility plume of the Astra Mk1 stands out in this shot too.

Amazing shot of an IAF Prachand with it's pilots Pic credit- Angad Singh

one of the Tejas Mk1 prototypes converted into a Tejas Mk1A prototype, carrying 2 Astra Mk1 BVRAAMs Delta Dagger Images posted on Twitter by Grp Cpt HVT and pic credit Praneeth Franklin

And what makes you think that Armenia won't source a bunch of different drones including kamikaze drones and swarm drones in the hundreds from Indian suppliers? There are multiple programs already underway including some that have entered service with the Indian Army. SP artillery, ATGMs, SAMs...

GE had initially agreed to give 58% ToT on the F-414-INS6 engine. That number has been bumped up to 80% including what is mentioned below. The issue seems to have been the level of the technology of the AL-31FP versus that of the F-414 will allow India to use that technology for the next...

That would depend on how many orders are placed for the Tejas Mk2, TEDBF and AMCA Mk1.

The numbers are not insignificant. At $3.7 million each, 500 engines is well over $1.85 billion, although much of it will have to be spent on sourcing from GE's Indian suppliers and HAL. 200 engines plus spares for the Tejas Mk2 fleet is almost certain. Another 130-150 for the TEDBF (given...

Finally! The Astra Mk1 BVRAAM on the Tejas Mk1A prototype! Pic posted on Twitter by Grp Cpt HVT

You should go through ADA's Annual Report 2021-2022 to get an idea of how much work has been going on for the Tejas Mk1A and how much has been completed and flight tested by the time that Annual Report was written. Basically the Tejas Mk1A program is well on track. Even the indigenous Uttam...