sancho
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Maybe 294 is too many but atleast we need 200 atleast will raise confidence in Hal as they a have to manufacture more complicated Technology and n their future project's like AMCA in the Future.
The problem is that it's far too delayed. MK2 will be ready only by 2019 and then the 80 ordered + the N-LCAs will need to be produced, before theoretical additional orders could come for IAF, but by that time it hardly will offer operational advantages anymore and we would do the same mistake like we did with the Jags again. Keep producing them, only because we could, not because they will remain a capable option and that is just silly.
There is not much that can be diverted from LCA to AMCA, especially not the way ADA/DRDO plans the AMCA development, so don't put too much hope on that yet.