Hi I am new here, well I think LCA is still in its infancy even after years of development. Had it been a project of any other nation it would have been active till now. It is strange that even after 3000 flight hours the project is still under development phase. This is really a very demotivating factor for the HAL. The Indian Air Force has a strange way of evaluating and using their aircraft, they want all features and technologies in their aircraft, without compromising on costs. They use their planes as if they are using a cart. Planes unlike trucks and buses are not very hardy, the IAF pilots are known to take the planes capacity to their limit, without proportionately increasing their servicing. I think LCA would take time to get a positive recognition from the IAF.