Teja is now overweight the mark-1 and 1A version......they made it was a 3rd or 3.5 gen jet, but had to overload it with tech....Do u know that original Teja just had a speed of mach 1.1? That was until late 2000s, when JF17 flew with mach 1.6.....They then replace its original engine around which the a/c was developed with American engine...engine did fit into it, and increase its speed but increased the load, along with other 21 century system they loaded or kept on loading it with....That had a very negative effect on its endurance since they had gone for speed with that American engine.....
This is a good video which explains this entire phenomena and has all indian links no foreign links.
It being overweight is the reason why its been rejected by its Navy, who were the first ones to order Tejas in late 2000s ie 50 or so jets. Mark-2, has reduced weight, more powerful engine(i maybe wrong on engine part abt mark2) with more internal fuel capacity, as seen in the mark 2 design who has a fat fuselage just like F16C/Ds have vs F16A/Bs
This blunders in this project was done by DRDO who had designed and managed this project.
Now coming back to my point of discussion.....i havnt asked u to explain yr disagreement......im asking abt yrself and yr own sources?
are u a civilian like me or a military man? and where do u get yr information from?
Lack of sales and lack of Interest by India's own armed forces in their products, the much touted HAL or Hindustan Aeronautics Limited is on the verge of Bankruptcy.
The organization makes weapon systems such as Tejas and Assembles SU-30MKI.
Every SU-30MKI they make is insured for 2.5 Billion INR and rumour says that some SU-30 are built to crash for insurance claims.
The organisation has been plagued with too much commercialisation, and a strategy of aimless spendings into multiple projects , many of which never enter service , such as Kaveri Jet engine project. The organisation failed to make a jet engine after spending years and billions, and had to ask GE of USA for help and still the engine found no purpose.
The organisation has 29,000 Employees and now struggling to pay their salaries.
HAL recently borrowed 10 Billion Indian Rupees to pay staff salaries.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...alaries-to-employees/articleshow/67390881.cms
@pakistanipower u may want to read this latest too in the above context. India is a severely corrupt society, hum log to phir b jannat main reh rahy hain!