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Tejas Mk1 FOC from No.18 'Flying Bullets' squadron Tejas trainer KHT-2010 Pics credit- Shrey Chopra

Are you sure that Turkey has done all the Wind tunnel testing for it's programs in Turkey itself and not used ONERA's facilities or any other? I would ask you to look into that claim. Especially considering that as of 2021, they had only just STARTED building their sub-sonic wind tunnel. By...

Prachand firing rockets

Hi Indos. You're right that 1500 'engineers' seems like a very high number for a single program. For reference sake alone, even a program like the Boeing 747-8 of which I was a part, did not require so many engineers all together at Boeing. But if one was to put together all the suppliers, all...

Prachand doing what it can do better than any other gunship in the world. Operate over the Himalayas.

Is there a Naval variant of the Hurjet that is planned? Also as a LIFT or as a fighter?

As we've seen with almost every other AJT/LIFT with decent performance, there is a light fighter variant that emerges. It is how the T-50 evolved into the F-50 and FA-50. It is also very likely to happen with the T-7A, as an export variant of a light fighter offered to nations that continue to...

The IAF has 267 Su-30MKIs that more than fulfill the long legged heavy fighter role. A planned upgrade of the Su-30MKI is IMO a far more important project than the AMCA being pushed into service earlier than it should. Apart from the Su-30MKI, the Rafale has the range, payload and most...

Isn't there an AESA radar that was in development for the F-16 in Turkey? Why can't a variant of it be used for the Hurjet? Is it just me or does anyone else also feel that the Hurjet's radome blending with the canopy seems totally off? Spoils the look of the airplane totally IMO.

Another great shot from Ex Cope India 2023 Jaguar DARIN 2, Rafale, Tejas Mk1 and Rockwell B1B B1B over Indian skies

Tejas Mk1s parked next to F-15Es of the USAF at AFS Kalaikunda, for Exercise Cope India 2023 Image credit- Livefist

Best and most accurate AMCA CG models by Kuntal Biswas. Given that the AMCA has cleared it's CDR for most of it's systems, this is as good as a frozen design.

It was taken during Exercise Cope India 2023. Obviously they are going to simulate missiles like the Astra and Derby BVRAAM. Why carry live or inert missiles when the object of the exercise is to simulate them and see how it works in an exercise? I was looking more for the ACMI pod, which is...

Lovely shot of a Tejas Mk1 from No.18 'Flying Bullets'

That's your opinion and is based on your bias more than anything else. Tejas Mk1s have been participating in international exercises, going up against F-15s, Rafales, Typhoons and even F-35s. That is to hone the warfighter's skills and also to validate tactics and look for areas of improvement...

Yes there are some reports that a section of the IN is pushing for this, although there is no official case for procuring them as yet. By the way, the Indian Navy calls them Naval-LCA and not Tejas. Tejas name is for the IAF variant only.

IAF is going to be a part of Exercise Iniochos '23 with the Greek Air Force for the first time!

First C-295M for the IAF getting through the paint shop. This one is the first of 56 to be built for the IAF, 16 in Spain and the remaining 40 in Vadodara, Gujarat by a Tata-Airbus JV. There will many more orders for this type including from the Coast Guard and Indian Navy.

IAF Rafale DH F3R with the OSF fully functional, unlike those seen in French service.