UCAV are a tall order for a country struggling with its FIRST 4th generation fighter for 25 years.
I HATE saying this but its true we need to better on LCA programme ESP MK2
To tell the truth, UAVs/UCAVs are far easier to build than manned fighters, you only need to have
the required software and tech at hand, we're good at software and other electronics/avionics, and
also have the required infrastructure here, and are developing it further...so why not build a
UCAV?? After all the future belongs to unmanned aircraft, we need to do whatever we can
to prepare for that rightaway.
LCA MK2? Well, that would fly within 2015, it'll have everything needed to call it a leading fighter,
AESA radar, IRST pods, new engine, Mid-flight refuelling, and possible CFTs.
Do try to realise the fact that whatever indigenous stuff we are "building", we are doing so by overselves,
not like get someone else to design/build/produce the entire plane, but in the end come and put
our mark on it, if we are taking help/working with someone, we dont mind clearly stating
it as a "JV", unlike a few adversaries of ours'...who steal designs/tech from others, get extensive
help from others, but in the end shamelessly claim "WE built it".
