HAL Tejas | Updates, News & Discussions-[Thread 2]

[RPK]

India needs to provide financing as well if they want to win the tender

Malaysia has Trade surplus with India. Also most of their Su-30 overhaled and maintained by HAL

 

[Indos]

Malaysia has Trade surplus with India. Also most of their Su-30 overhaled and maintained by HAL

HAL already get fix order to build 100 tejas for Indian Air Force, they are not desperate to win the tender......

 

[HostileInsurgent]

I know lots of Iraqi veteran pilots who fought during Iraq- Iran war and they are amused with this Indian lie.

again you Indians keep lying without packing up your lies with proofs.

as for Arab countries depending on foreign instructors, isn't that a common practice for countries all over the world who buy new toys and need training for it?

at least Arabs don't hold the world record in crashing their birds 24/7 like Indian pilots.

Why are you here for trolling and thread derailing? He was what he was now leave this BS.

 

[RPK]

HAL already get fix order to build 100 tejas for Indian Air Force, they are not desperate to win the tender......

Yes Malaysia is pushing HAL, Not other way around

 

[Arabwarrior]

Why are you here for trolling and thread derailing? He was what he was now leave this BS.

people who lie are the real trollers. I agree lets leave BS.

 

[MirageBlue]

Tejas Mk2 MWF in the wind tunnel. Must be an older picture, since the Mk2 is past metal cutting stage now, so the design is pretty much frozen.

HAL already get fix order to build 100 tejas for Indian Air Force, they are not desperate to win the tender......

Why would they then respond to the RFP? South Koreans have won quite a few tenders, does that mean that they aren't desperate to win the Malaysian deal as well?

 

[MirageBlue]

Video of Naval LCA NP-2 (prototype 2, the single seater) on it's first flight.

Naval LCA NP-2 first flight

 

[MirageBlue]

VEM Technologies supplies the first center fuselage module to HAL. With this, the forward, center and rear fuselages are all being supplied by private sector companies to HAL, which will act as a system integrator.

Hyderabad's VEM Technologies manufactures center fuselage for Tejas

Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s Aerospace and Defence company VEM Technologies, handed over the first ‘Centre Fuselage for Light Combat Aircraft – Tejas’ to the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Monday.

VEM Technologies is the production partner for ‘Centre Fuselage’ fabricated in VEM with the support from HAL – LCA Division. The Centre Fuselage is assembled with 1595 parts of Mechanical and Composite structures certified by HAL QC and DGAQA.


The state of the art infrastructure including the Hi-precision Machinery, Metallurgical Processes and Treatments and Pneumo-hydraulic systems, Fuel systems, Automated PCBAs, Composites, RF & MW, Electro-Optics and Electrical Integration facilities is established by the VEM to build the integrated systems for Land, Air and Naval Systems.

The dedicated line established for the productionisation of Centre Fuselage for LCA – Tejas is expected to deliver good volumes to HAL to fulfill the present and the future orders from Indian Armed Forces.

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[MirageBlue]

Summary :

• First Flight of Tejas Mk1A set for March 2022
• CEMILAC certification by mid 2023, after which HAL will begin production
• Delivery schedule - First 2 aircraft in 2024 , 8 in 2025 and remaining to be supplied in batches of 14-16 fighters per year till 2029
• GE engine deal to be announced next week. Expected to be worth $700 million. Took several rounds of negotiations and in the end a good deal has been secured
• Mk1A Preliminary Design Review is completed
• Critical Design Review over for several systems like mission computer, digital map generator, digital flight control
• HAL is integrating the AESA radar and EW integration on Tejas Mk1 FOC, after which it will be done on the Mk1A
• Negotiation with all suppliers ongoing, target to reduce costs by 15-20% . November 2021 for raw materials purchase.
• HAL is working with ADA for software changes
• 60% indigenous content compared to 50% now
• Madhavan says that Mk1A will be the most advanced Tejas to date, and compares the 3 year lead time to deliver favourably with foreign OEMS

 

[MirageBlue]

Just a nice pic..

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

Deal is signed for the F 404 IN20 engines numbering 99!

Cost per engine comes to approx 53 Crores
Also great to read that the F 414INS6 will be made in India!

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

Although not apples to apples, HAL supplied RD-33 Series 3 engines (made in India with ToT) at a cost of ~ 10 Crores per engine(2006 money)
Tried finding the costs for the HAL built Adours(811/871) but so far unsuccessful.
Edit: CAG report of 2017 says one Adour 871(non afterburning) costs ~33Crores(but order size is tiny,10 examples)
So maybe around 25-30 Crore (guess) per Adour

 

[MirageBlue]

Tejas flares...

 

[MirageBlue]

For what it's worth..seems like the IN may finally be planning on an order of 18 dedicated LCA Navy Mk1 dual seat trainers. These have already been tested and qualified on the INS Vikramaditya. Would make a lot of sense to order these and offload the training load from the MiG-29KUBs.

LCA Navy Mk1- Navy considering establishing carrier training squadron

 

[MirageBlue]

Tejas trainer landing..

Tejas trainer taking off with a Litening LD pod..