like i already said: its the timing, gripen E & F-35 is introduced the day before GaN AESA takes over,
but india is a year after and gets the timing right

Not really.

Tejas Mk1A is supposed to enter service around the same timeframe as the Gripen E will. they really do not have the cushion of time to be able to take an in-development radar based on GaN technology and wait till it is developed. All it will do is delay the Mk1A program and that is the last thing that the GoI, MoD, IAF or HAL/ADA want. Cost is another factor that needs to be kept in mind. We do not know what the financial terms of the offer that was made by Saab are, or how cost-effective it was considered to be.

All in all, a GaAs based Elta 2052 AESA radar will allow for quicker integration, testing and release to service- and the jump in capabiilty and overall reliability over the Elta 2032/MMR hybrid will have been worth the additional cost it will add to the Tejas program and unit price.

5 C-130Hs to join Indonesian AF

Su-30MKI integration with Brahmos missile to be 99% complete by August

NEW DELHI — The work to integrate supersonic cruise missiles Brahmos with Su-30MKI fighter are at the final stage and will be completed 99 percent by the end of August, CEO of the Russian-Indian Brahmos Aerospace Company Sudhir Kumar Mishra told TASS.

“The decisive test will be held on August 26-27. If it succeeds the work to integrate Brahmos with the fighter will be practically completed. It is a very important and responsible stage. The discharge of the missile from Su-30MKI at the army test range Chandan in Rajasthan State in the northwest of India shall be precise and perfect,” he said.
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He also said the first test flight of Su-30MKI with integrated Brahmos missile took place on June 25. Ten other successful flights followed and aircraft performed complicated menoeuvres at supersonic speed. “The next round of tests is planned for October. It will master transmission of adjustment commands from the fighter to the missile and back in order to ensure precise hit,” Mishra said.

The head of the joint venture explained the fighter will have to fire the missile two more times, and both Russian and Indian experts will be engaged. “In December 2016 Brahmos will be fired at a moving seaborne target and in early 2017 – at a ground target. After that all Indian requirements for aircraft missile supplies will be met. By the middle of 2017 we plan to equip with cruise missiles at least two squadrons of Indian Air Force with 40 Su-30MKI each,” he said.
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USAF facing shortfall of 700 fighter pilots

Germany increases readiness of its Tiger helicopters

Visiting Kampfhubschrauberregiment (Combat Helicopter Regiment) 36 in Fritzlar Aug. 9, Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen said half the unit’s Tigers are now available for use. This compares to only a quarter of the helicopters reported to have been available in 2014. The regiment currently has 22 Tigers, increasing to 32 in 2018.
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so 25% availability for the German Army Tigers in 2014 and it has now increased to 50% availability..

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