Then if that was case ,the US govt should go for some foreign nations for fifth gen fighter because under performance of the F35 at its initial production stage ?
If IAF continues the lust for foreign maal it will be the GoI and Indian industry will take toll and heat ,something that will press the economy .Did you see what happened in the Mistral case in Russia?
Chinese also knows their aerospace area is still not that equal to US .But they arestill funding and now getting the results .
That is realistic in here.LCA can do its job like Airpolicing and others light responsibilities.LCA wont be the front line fighter in a conflict scenario.Mig UPG ,Su,Rafale and FGFA in future will take that chance.
This is a R&D and it is a learning curve .The future Indian aerospace industry in India will depend on the basic success of LCA .
And for basic light weight protection LCA would b e enough and MK 2 willbe potent.
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