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

[MirageBlue]

Tejas Mk1s elephant walk..from No.45 and No.18 Squadrons

 

[baqai]

walk shalk karwa kai dakaar dilwa kar wapis bandh diya?

 

[MirageBlue]

Tejas updates from Anantha Krishnan on his show

-HAL has delivered 6 FOC fighters to the IAF.
- Delivered fighters are SP-20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 (IAF registration numbers LA-5017, LA-5018, LA-5019, LA-5020, LA-5021, LA-5022)
- Tejas Mk1 fighters SP-27 and 28 are in flight testing as of now
- Tejas Mk1 fighters SP-29 and 30 are in final stages of production
- Tejas Mk1 fighters SP-31, 32, 33, 34 are in various stages of equipping
- SP-35, 36 will join after that but their current status of build was not disclosed.

 

[Deino]

Tejas updates from Anantha Krishnan on his show

-HAL has delivered 6 FOC fighters to the IAF.
- Delivered fighters are SP-20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 (IAF registration numbers LA-5017, LA-5018, LA-5019, LA-5020, LA-5021, LA-5022)
- Tejas Mk1 fighters SP-27 and 28 are in flight testing as of now
- Tejas Mk1 fighters SP-29 and 30 are in final stages of production
- Tejas Mk1 fighters SP-31, 32, 33, 34 are in various stages of equipping
- SP-35, 36 will join after that but their current status of build was not disclosed.

Any news concerning the Mk. 2 prototype?

 

[CONNAN]

Any news concerning the Mk. 2 prototype?

Tejas Mark II is likely to roll out by August-September of 2022 . The first high-speed trial of the jet will start in 2023 and we expect the production to start somewhere around 2025 as per last update in BR

 

[khanasifm]

 

[MirageBlue]

Any news concerning the Mk. 2 prototype?

Yes it's in fabrication stage apparently with some parts production having been started..as of now the target to get the first Tejas Mk2 prototype rolled out by 2022 August is still on.

 

[MirageBlue]

Fuselage of the last Tejas Mk1 FOC fighter (SP-36) seen on the assembly line floor.

From the sets of #HamaraTejasFlag of India shoot. #GuruKota in action at one of the ##LCA assembly lines of #HAL. The fuselage of last fighter from FOC block (SP-36) is seen. We've decided to change the show pattern for episodes 5 to 8, which will go live till December 1st week. #Avgeeks

 

[MirageBlue]

Tejas Mk1 FOC fighter conducting buddy refueling from a Su-30MKI.

Anantha Krishnan had already confirmed that all In flight refueling trials from a tanker and buddy refueling were completed.

 

[MirageBlue]

3 Tejas Mk1 fighters (2 FOC and 1 IOC) from No.18 Squadron are in Dubai for the Dubai Air Show.

No.18 Squadron CO Group Capt. Manish Tolani

 

[Arulmozhi Varman]

Tejas updates from Anantha Krishnan on his show

-HAL has delivered 6 FOC fighters to the IAF.
- Delivered fighters are SP-20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 (IAF registration numbers LA-5017, LA-5018, LA-5019, LA-5020, LA-5021, LA-5022)
- Tejas Mk1 fighters SP-27 and 28 are in flight testing as of now
- Tejas Mk1 fighters SP-29 and 30 are in final stages of production
- Tejas Mk1 fighters SP-31, 32, 33, 34 are in various stages of equipping
- SP-35, 36 will join after that but their current status of build was not disclosed.

J think Sp26 will be used as test bed for mk1A.

 

[ssethii]

3 Tejas Mk1 fighters (2 FOC and 1 IOC) from No.18 Squadron are in Dubai for the Dubai Air Show.

No.18 Squadron CO Group Capt. Manish Tolani

This large probe in the front really hampers the cockpit visibility.

 

[graphican]

Any chance Tejas mod coming to DCS?

 

[MirageBlue]

Tejas Mk1 FOC fighter at the Dubai Air Show 2021

 

[MirageBlue]

Tejas Mk1 fighters to be integrated with French Sagem AASM Hammer PGMs.

Will be a great addition to the PGM capability of the Tejas Mk1/Mk1A. Costly but very capable and accurate stand-off bombs.

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