sancho
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Lets agree to stick to just one point- Why is IAF not inducting each Tejas as it rolls down from final assembly line like other air forces ?
Hehe can't counter facts right?
Again, that's not the case witin IAF as shown with the MKI example, nor is it the case in other air forces. You base that only on the BS statement of the author!
Simple example to understand the reality:
2 Oct 2012
Dassault and its industry partners on the Rafale combat aircraft have achieved a significant programme milestone with the delivery of the first production example to feature an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.
PICTURE: France accepts first AESA-equipped Rafale - 10/2/2012 - Flight Global
20 Jun 2013
With a first sensor already in the advanced stages of test and evaluation at its air force's Mont-de-Marsan air base, an operational French squadron will within the next few weeks receive its first Dassault Rafale equipped with a new active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.
"The first aircraft equipped with the new antenna will be delivered to the forces in late June or early July,"
PARIS: First AESA-equipped Rafale heads for squadron service - 6/20/2013 - Flight Global
So 8 to 9 months between production of the fighter and actual induction into squadron service!