So they suddenly become different after years of alleged confirmed reports that navy would buy a large number.
The reality was the navy rejected LCA because it was a flop otherwise there eouls never have been decades worth of speculation
Why is your airforce looking for a alternative single engined fighter to do the exact same role as LCA?
What is so hard to understand
Naval variant was NOT an absolute necessity
It was an R & D project to see how much we can push the plane
What is the harm in doing your own R & D
And Air Force is looking for another single engined fighter
because we have a very large Number of planes to replace
If your PAF has to replace 190 ; then Imagine Ours being more than
Three Time larger Air force;
we have how much replacement to do
And above all these Foreign players Bring a Lot more than Just weapons
It is about Technology and Investment and High tech manufacturing at Home
GOOD JOBS for Indians
The LCA Mk 2 is some years away
And by bringing in Private sector to manufacture planes
we can replace them quicker
HAL which makes Tejas is A Govt company ; it works at its own pace
Yes Quack, Indians know all about others except themselves.....else your Tejas wouldn't be running 20 odd years late or tour top of the line fighter 60% operational.
Even If Tejas is late ; we have a very strong Air Force
And 60 Percent operational availability is for peace time
There Always exist War time Reserves ; when the Balloon goes up
ALL planes will be UP and RUNNING
You mean to say A Professional Air force like IAF which is
READY for a Two Front War
AND which exercises with all TOP Air forces of the world
has to Take lessons in
Inventory Management and Force Planning Concepts -FROM YOU