http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/AFRL_XQ_58A_Valkyrie_expands_flight_envelope_in_fourth_test_999.html

Didn’t the Czechs have an L-159 order? It may be close.

I wasn’t aware the T-7A was so much bigger than T-38A.

Twin F125 has been 9,100 pounds of thrust on an operational level since the beginning and has been demonstrated at 9,850lbf (43.8kN) in the F125IN version. They built it modular so 12,500 pounds is attainable with COTS technology. Not bad for a sub-600 pound engine. There are alternatives to F125 they could have also opted for that were in the 9,000 to 12,000 pound ranges of thrust, but it is hard to beat F125 from a reliability angle.

Going from podded F125 to podded F4x4 is a smoother transition than single F404 to twin F414.

India cannot afford to go twin engine on N-LCA. They probably should have went with a twin-podded engine, like F125IN, for Tejas. It would have made it easier to swap out Adour in the Jags as they became familiar with F125. That would have simplified transitioning to twin F414. They might have made an earlier decision on AMCA efforts and kept both designs piggybacked on the LCA experience. As it is now there is no real surge in LCA even after two decades of announces commitments. Many promises, much foot dragging. At this point, either build LCA at promised numbers or ****-can it. Help yourself out and drop N-LCA and buy Rafale-M or Super Hornet, and go all out on the FGFA replacement.

Hushkit does its thing.

Giant Super Tejas revealed: Our analysis

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It’s basically the “laser” version of radar.

Yes, clearly India should pay for an inferior product since they want to succumb to their geopolitical pressures. The U.S. would rather have partners with good sense..