Any high tech indigenous effort is a step towards Self Reliance and engineering excellence.
One Learns to Crawl before considering running.
Considering the necessary Eco system required to develop such a high end product [Only 3 countries claim to have an operational VLO 5.0th Gen clean sheet product] such as
Wind Tunnel and other testing facilities, Metallurgical advancements in Composites , Crystals, Lighter High performance Alloys, High end machining with Tolerances to 3rd decimal place, Super Crusing Power Plants manufacturing or Licensed assembly , Next Gen Sensors, Miniaturized Electronics, GaN based Next Gen AESA , Munitions / Missiles for internal storage, economies of Scale etc etc
And considering Tejas complete development cycle from the first proposal to Govt up to Tejas MKI
What are the realistic chances of achieving the product AT ALL , OR confirming to 2025 target, with a significant or major effort being indigenous in nature .
Scientists behind the design explains how the Tejas experience helped
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