IAF to Buy 83 more Tejas fighters from HAL instead of foreign jets, CDS Rawat says

[Pakistani Fighter]

24 Mh60 Romeo Helicopter deal confirmed by Lockheed Martin

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Age old Mirage's can go deep into pakistan, do the strike and come back unharmed

Those advanced Mirages tried to sneak in just few kilometers, missed there targets and ran away when locked by JF 17s

 

[Secular]

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No it's same number which signed during potus india visit.Just today officially accepted by Lockheed Martin and first of them arrive mid 2021.

For that concern mark1A and mark2 in development.Also mark1A equipped with air refueling pod.

Tejas is a good fighter but it will run out of fuel before reaching the border.

 

[khansaheeb]

This is 4th time india changed plan

More changed plans than flights it seems.

 

[Joe Shearer]

More changed plans than flights it seems.

The flights are going on all right, don't worry.

 

[Imran Khan]

More changed plans than flights it seems.

since 2000 its just a dream of having 100+ MMRCA

Go and check how much is Balakot from LoC.... then come and post. anyhow your posts must be ignored in future... useless anyhow.

go and check what was 6 locations were bombed by PAF next day 10am . the time your airforce shot down own chopper and kill 6 . and an IAF Pilot in pakistani custody

 

[Joe Shearer]

https://theprint.in/defence/iaf-to-...nstead-of-foreign-jets-cds-rawat-says/421827/

The induction of Tejas will help India emerge as a key defence exporter due to its ‘relatively low price’, Rawat says.
SUDHI RANJAN SEN 14 May, 2020 7:54 pm IST

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New Delhi: India plans to switch to locally-made fighter jets, two years after asking global companies to submit proposals to supply 114 combat aircraft in the world’s biggest warplane contract.

The country’s air force is finalizing plans to induct indigenously made Light Combat Aircraft, Tejas to boost the capability of its aging combat aircraft fleet, Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat said in an interview in New Delhi. It will buy an additional 83 jets, apart from an earlier deal for 40 aircraft, for $6 billion, he said.


“The Indian Air Force is switching that to the LCA,” Rawat said, when asked about the global tender for jets. “The IAF is saying, I would rather take the indigenous fighter, it is good.”


The decision is a set back for the likes of Boeing Co., Lockheed Martin Corp. and Saab AB who were in the race for the $15 billion order and another sign that India is abandoning costly foreign defense purchases which have been plagued by bureaucratic delays and a funding crunch. Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week stressed the need to buy locally made products to boost an economy battered by the Covid-19 outbreak.

“Since it has been decided to go the indigenous route, the Ministry of Defence must ensure ramping up” capacity at Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., the builder of the jet, said Manmohan Bahadur, additional director general at the New Delhi-based Centre for Airpower Studies. “The IAF, like the other services, has to maintain the required edge over our adversaries — emotions have to be eschewed.”


The induction of jets will help India emerge as a key defense exporter due to its “relatively low price,” Rawat said in his office in New Delhi. Several countries may be interested in purchasing the aircraft once they see them in operation with the airforce.


The process to buy fighter jets started more than a decade ago. India scrapped a long-awaited order with Dassault Aviation for 126 Rafales worth $11 billion in 2015, but has since bought 36 of the planes to speed replacement of older aircraft.

In April 2018, India floated a global tender seeking responses from global manufacturers to purchase 114 jets. The deal attracted initial offers from global giants like Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Sweden’s Saab AB and the Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30Mki and Su-35. At least 85% of production was to be in India, according to the initial document.


While New Delhi is the world’s third-biggest military spender, its air force, navy and the army are still equipped with weapons that are largely obsolete.

Local Production
The move to indigenous fighters marks a shift to start using locally made weaponry, Rawat said. The defense forces will be using a lot more domestically produced goods, and there is an understanding there may be some quality issues in the beginning, but these will be improved, he said.

“The artillery guns, air defense systems and radars will all be indigenous systems as well. We are doing well with artillery guns and in air defense systems,” he added. “We are also looking at ammunition manufacturing in our country in a very big way.”


Modi had made clear his intention of reducing India’s dependence on foreign made weapons platforms soon after taking over as leader in 2014 but the progress hasn’t been remarkable.

India desperately needs new aircraft to replace aging Soviet-era jets. It needs about 42 squadrons of fighters to defend its western and northern borders simultaneously but is making do with about 31 squadrons only. By 2022, it is likely to add on two more squadrons of the Rafale fighter.

While the IAF is backing the indigenous fighter program, there are several glitches, including faster delivery schedules and quality issues that still need to be ironed out. As per plans, the 123 Tejas fighters are to be followed by the Mark-II variant which are medium weight fighters. The test flight for the next generation Tejas aircraft is likely in 2022.


U.S., China and India were the world’s three biggest military spenders in 2019, followed by Russia and Saudi Arabia. The two Asian countries made it to the top three for the first time according to a recent report of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. For the fiscal 2020-21 India has earmarked $ 66.9 billion for defense but budget cuts are imminent because of CoVID-19 pandemic. – Bloomberg

Except for the air force programme, the rest is in good shape.

 

[Jungibaaz]

One of the best news today, Tejas is perfect fighter for our forces. Age old Mirage's can go deep into pakistan, do the strike and come back unharmed .... then Tejas can beat them any day.

Talk about age-old mirages, yours were top of the line Mirage-2000I, the swift retort mirages which we used to carry out strikes were age-old Mirage-5PA/IIIDA. Both countries demonstrated the capability of striking one another at stand off range, even the capability to do so without entering enemy airspace. The difference is yours missed their mark in a surprise night raid, ours made their mark in a clear morning despite the enemy being forewarned a day earlier.

Tejas is a good platform, has some short-comings from the IAF's perspective. I'm not going to troll you here, but let's just keep things in perspective.

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

The weight of the entire Air Force top brass incl. ACM RKS Bhadauria, is behind the LCA program.
Here is a younger Grp Capt. Bhadauria in front of Tejas in 2004, one of the TPs of the jet during the formative years.

 

[MilSpec]

Talk about age-old mirages, yours were top of the line Mirage-2000I, the swift retort mirages which we used to carry out strikes were age-old Mirage-5PA/IIIDA. Both countries demonstrated the capability of striking one another at stand off range, even the capability to do so without entering enemy airspace. The difference is yours missed their mark in a surprise night raid, ours made their mark in a clear morning despite the enemy being forewarned a day earlier.

Tejas is a good platform, has some short-comings from the IAF's perspective. I'm not going to troll you here, but let's just keep things in perspective.

Quality Thread.

 

[Jungibaaz]

India create compititions, make companies spend millions for lobying and the end result is india either cancelling the order or just order a small batch.
Soon none of those companies will trust india after such u turns twice in a row.

They can more than afford to do this, and their spending power is also successfully used to block our entry to those markets. There was a time where we has our minds set on French avionics for JF-17, Indians blocked it, they've upgraded their M2Ks and are now purchasing Rafale. So it worked out for them nonetheless.

Quality Thread.

If I still had the liberty to delete a few posts, I would have it.

 

[xeuss]

Tejas is a good platform, has some short-comings from the IAF's perspective. I'm not going to troll you here, but let's just keep things in perspective.

For a novice like me, can you explain the shortcomings? A few points would suffice. Also, for comparison's sake, what aircraft would have those pointers.

 

[AgNoStiC MuSliM]

We no longer use money. Water is preferred.

I thought you were going to help us out by NOT responding to trolling and just reporting it?

 

[crankthatskunk]

Let me get it through my head.

After talks of ................................... Mig 35................F22.................SU 57......... Rafale......

Now we are talking Tejas!!

It seems SupaPowa of the world status is already achieved.

Next Step

SupaPowa of ...........................................

The


Universe.
India

 

[AgNoStiC MuSliM]

India create compititions, make companies spend millions for lobying and the end result is india either cancelling the order or just order a small batch.
Soon none of those companies will trust india after such u turns twice in a row.

They're also making enough purchases to keep international bidders interested.

 

[Indos]

Good for JF 17 program.