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Well IAF never had a say itseems (unlike Navy) and IAF was kept away from all decisions till 2007. Once they were on-board after 2007 things started changing rapidly. Since no one was listening to them, IAF was so frustrated that they tried to take over the whole HAL, which anyway did not...

I had document ( unable to trace it) was created by NAL which specifies the changes needed in IAF Tejas to canopy, wings etc to reduce the drag. this will improve the aerodynamics and give 20% better performance in transonic regime and also in range. This is first doc on changes...

I have heard this from HAL Chaiwala :). also this is mentioned by Prasun. The issue is that IAF version is too draggy and the airframe needs significant aerodynamic modifications to counter this. whereas the Navy version ( with gods grace) has been made less draggy, and its sub systems are also...

What I heard is that IAF is not interested in the current IAF version of Tejas MK1 and want Naval tejas (With modified landing gear for Airforce, space optimised, weight reduced ) as the base for MK1A as this airframe is less draggy. So going with current MK1 will not be useful in any case for...

:D Nice one :) Astra if done properly( Achieves its goals) will definitely be better than R77. Other technology which we have like Ramjet (Used in Akash) will definitely improve its range/lethality.

Not sure if that is possible as the most important part 'Seeker' is done by Israel and other tech (like pulse motor, Propellent etc) is done by india which I believe will anyway be used in Astra kinda projects. So I am not sure on what else can be reused here. whereas missiles like Meteor...

India is indeed going for I-Derby-ER for A2A which will be first integrated to Tejas ( due to its improved 2052) and subsequently ( Depending on performance etc) on other platforms. This new Derby is claimed to be a game changer wrto A2A performace (e.g. No escape zone, kill prob etc) and is...

Frankly its not making sense as earlier Subramanium has said they will have 20 birds in IOC config. Also when the order is for IOC config [ initial order] then why is this deviation. Can someone senior enlighten me on whether IAF has changed its order? My understanding is the birds for tests...

There is nice video from her where she is explaining the current situation (Pak Army fighting till the end) hosted and endorsed by Haqqani. I believe this gives legitimacy to her analysis

This might be good as a starting point but his team of guys should assimilate into their ministries., else it would be lone man fighting and will not be sustainable.

Well As far as I think, Sachin was not the most talented indian batsman, it was Yuvraj. but it depends on how you use your talent, the biggest achievement of Sachin was his perseverance a career of 24 years!!! I do not think there was any cricketer who had longer international career. I think...

Ajay shukla is reporting that Tejas will have upgraded Elta 2052, he is even quoting Raju that the deal is already signed. Broadsword: Cutting edge Israeli radar wins air force approval for Tejas fighter And the upgraded aircraft MK1A or MK1P or MK1++ :D will be rolled for induction by 2018

Great News, This project was long pending along with interlinking of grids, Was there when this was proposed some 20 years back. Been to Chicken neck many times, India needs to look for alternative solutions like buying land from Bangladesh etc, as its really getting crowded there. (Oil lines...

Well I do understand that, but to have engagements at a range of 60KM you need a detection range of 150 KM, it takes time to detect and recognize friend/foe, get required go ahead for engagement, get to appropriate altitude.. blah blah ... :) What I am trying to say is does Tejas perform/...

Well Now the question is does Tejas Radar performance support the I-Derby ER which has over 100 KM range and has very good NEZ. As per the news in the above link, this will be the main BVR that will mated with Tejas. Any thoughts Gurus?

In-fact Tejas will be at an advantage in such cases if its BVR fight as it has got very long range BVR I-Derby ER – All New Performance | Paris Air Show 2015 content from Aviation Week and 80+ range, in my opinion specified on the lower side it will be much more than that ( BVR that is getting...

To me it looks more like 189 Rafales (189- 36) order will be manufactured by consortium led by dassualt --> IAF knows its capability and wants to have this in its inventory ASAP. ( Prasun is saying this as well) 65 Pakfa, the ones which are manufactured similar to RuAF with minor tweaks. (...

So did they finalize on the radar? I mean this is where IAF found it not good/ not fully developed. As per Prasunda MKI is suitable for terrien hugging and therefore not very suitable for long range strike.

As far as I remember the original number is for 270 and additional 2 were for replacements to lost aircrafts. and Super sukhui is still on paper as IAF were not impressed with Aesa on offer. Pl confirm. And also I read somewhere the Super varient will cost more than 100 million$ a piece. So IAF...

If I understood your question correctly: I do not think its possible to start FOC in between. I mean HAL will manufacture 20 IOC std tejas first, [what ever might be status of FOC] and then only will look into FOC std ( this was confirmed by PS)