MDL is not the OEM therefore it cannot perform any repairs to Brazilian Scorpenes. For our own submarines the Quality Assurance is done by French, meaning untill French team signs off the documentation, IN doesn't accept delivery from MDL.
We should try to be objective and think before sharing...
It's kind of known and actually accepted by HAL , ADA and IAF themselves that LCA aerodynamics is not upto the mark. But at this point there's not much we can do.
If we give up now, then in few years everything we have learnt will start to get lost. It's important to stick with this project...
Mk1A has been designed to be specifically placed close to only our western borders , even the two sanctioned GE F404 overhaul and testing centers will be created very near to the western border. The northern most deployment it will ever see might be Leh, but that's it. So range per say is not...
Mk1A was supposed to be a quick fix. Adding canards will take a lot more time improving the Flight Control Computers. Tejas is an unstable design so the Flight control computers took a lot of time to design and implement.
It's good enough to replace the Mig21/23 and Mig27 capabilities. Range...
Tejas MK2 is slated to replace 3 Mig29 , 3 Mirage 2000 and 3 Darin 3 squadrons.
MMRCA if happens will be used to resurrect retired Mig27, Mig21M and Darin 2 squadrons.
Not the Soviet Union. But you may have to agree to tribal demands of Sharia in former FATA areas to save any operational costs of going against groups like TTP. Other than that, high inflation will hurt the lower strata but that's something that the ruling class is ready to do.
He will next play in the group of 16.
Games like Archery, Wrestling, Boxing and badminton where our youth are now going doesn't have lots of medals , but a single sport like Aquatics has like 60+