Make your mind up
" he Aircraft Research and Design Centre (ARDC) of
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) had completed the structural design for Tejas Mark 1A which is now awaiting clearance from
Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC), Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance (DGAQA) and
Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE) while system design works are in progress which will be completed by February 2021. A total of 200 flight trials will be conducted with upgraded systems on two limited series production (LSP) aircraft, while final configuration for Tejas Mark 1A will be ready for production by 2022–23. The major improvements on Tejas Mark 1A are in operational roles and increasing the combat ability by addition of
active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, unified electronic warfare suite (UEWS), self protection jammer (SPJ),
Astra Mark 1,
ASRAAM, digital 2D and 3D moving maps with perspective view for pilot, integration of
GNSS augmentation like
GAGAN and additional
GLONASS,
NAVIC satellite navigation systems. To increase turn around time and ease of long term maintainability, new set of cables will be incorporated in Tejas Mark 1A to add space inside aircraft while a technique called panel-in-panel will increase visibility of components and reduce daily inspection time "
The Aircraft Research and Design Centre, a vibrant wing of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has completed the structural design of the new variant of.IAF. Indian Air Force. Tejas. Rafale. Light Combat Aircraft Tejas Mk1A. Aircraft Research and Design Centre. ARDC. Onmanorama. Manorama Online
www.onmanorama.com
So if it is quite an upgrade from the standard LCA people will want to see it fly first. Certainly export customers. Comparison with F-15 is laughable. People are happy to buy an F-15EX from Boeing after they have delivered thousands of F-15s to 10 international customers over 50 year period.
Please do not put HAL and the LCA in the same sentance
AMCA
