It is very frustrating when you Indians keep claiming other countries' technologies and expertise as Indian.
You need to build aircraft by yourself and stop asking NASA for help.
The "Indian" LCA has a drop of Indian blood. Yet, it is commonly claimed by the Indian government, media, and Indian posters as indigenous.
Similarly, stop claiming NASA had a trivial role in the "Indian" Mars project. If it was trivial, India would not have asked NASA for help.
NASA sent an Indian satellite to Mars. NASA was the critical party.
The Indian LCA is made up of 90% foreign parts by value. It is not Indian.
Russians built the "Indian" nuclear sub. It is a Russian sub and not Indian.
Do you see a pattern here?
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Adding British air-to-air refueling probe and nose cone to "Indian" LCA/Tejas foreign content
The foreign content of the LCA/Tejas depends on how you measure it. If you measure by volume, the foreign content is significantly less than 90% because the Indian composite panels (used in the wings), landing gear, and tires take up a lot of room.
If you measure by value, the "Indian" LCA/Tejas is 90% foreign:
1. American GE F414 engine
2. Israeli Elta EL/M-2032 multi-mode radar
3. Israeli Elbit-furnished DASH helmet-mounted display and sight (HMDS)
4. French Sextant multi-function displays (MFDs)
5. British Martin-Baker zero-zero ejection seat
6. Israeli Rafael laser Litening Targeting Pods (which is derived from American Northrop Grumman technology)
7. Russian GSh-23 cannon
8. Russian/Israeli missiles
9. French Sagem SIGMA 95N ring-laser gyroscope
10. British BAE Systems ship-sets of actuators (at $2 million each) for LCA/Tejas
11. Canadian canopy sheath
12. British air-to-air refueling probe (source: The New Indian Express, see below)
13. British nose cone (source: The New Indian Express, see below)
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LCA's Certification to be Slightly Delayed - The New Indian Express