since some of you are questioning timelines I can clarify these for you now.
Tejas in service x 22 in 2,sqds
remaining 10 single seater to be delivered by 2022 or early 2023.
8 twin seater foc version delivered in 2023
83 mark1a,Tejas with Aesa radar starting 2024 to be delivered by 2030.....
That's 123 Tejas by 2030 in 6 sqds .....
Tejas,mark 2 roll.out 2022
first flight 2023
production starting 2029 to 2030
144 Tejas mark2 to be delivered by 2040
Amca mark1 rollout 2025
first flight 2026
Starting deliver 2035 onwards
hence by comment about Tejas mark2 and Amca merge st some point
in other words about 60 tejas mark 2 will have been delivered only by the time Amca 1 arrives for delivery
I suspect these time lines,could change either way even moved forward with assistance from.france or usa
USA will.play a big role as both Mark 2 and Amca to be flying with Ge414 engines ...
ultimate reliability .
Big question how many mrfa rafales will.iaf induct between 2025 to 2035 will.depend on Indian aerospace industry progress which I think will.mushroom into the biggest in Asia bar China next 10 years plus