Robban, I appreciate and applaud your work on Tejas greatly.

Actually the length of MiG-21 matches much more closely with Gripen, and not Tejas.

Though the original idea behind Tejas was to be a MiG-21 replacement only, over 2 decades it has far outgrown the MiG-21 and now matches closely with a MiG-27 or a MiG-29 now.

This is because, Tejas and Gripen use substantial composites that keep their weight low, as well as maintaining high tensile strength. So, they can carry much more weapons load and avionics and also fly longer ranges.

I thought it was to heavy and needed more power? How exactly does LCA match an Mig29 or Mig27?

flightglobal:
>>>It is believed test- pilot reports of control problems prompted CAC to also expand the wing leading-edge strakes, while the manufacturer says the vertical fin was elongated to accommodate an expanded equipment bay.

So no hard evidence and the usual uncle story. I do not think that they added so many changes in a short time frame without knowing it before… Abhi, you are just anti pakistan/China and anti JF17. If you dislike it why continu posting bad stories?

They received one for pilot training and VIP transport services.

If you understand the asymmetry within the MAD that you propose, then you won’t need wikis.

Assymetry of Pakistan having 90 nukes and well tested BM while India has 60 nukes with BM that still need to be perfected?

Hot news… (not sure whether it is true)

According to ARY news Pakistan has recieved its second Saab-2000 Erieye aircraft today,The aircraft landed few minutes ago in Pakistan

:rolleyes:

What would that mean, the pilots survived a big crash due to human error which was determined by investigation from Equador

No, I do not make fun of incidents. I talked about the free of costs choppers to Maldive or some other small nations. It was kind of joke about one have to give them away to show that it is exported. 😉 Well, sofar the JF17 has not even been given away so it was an easy shot to return.

Accidents are never funny. Not for producers and not for those that suffer. Amen.

>>>Correction. Tejas has almost completed development, with IoC at the end of the year. If IAF were to follow PLAAF procedures, it can begin induction even now and IoC given later on by the user. This is what PAF has done vis-a-vis JF-17, which too hasn’t reportedly been granted IoC till date.

Almost is still in development. You do have seen fastandfurious… You can be second by one or million seconds. You still stay second. You have no data whether it is the case with JF17 nd we should not add other examples.

>>>You have already seen the end product (there are unconfirmed reports that the radar on LSP-3 is infact AESA). Firm orders have long been made for 28 units + 20 optional units. These 20 optional are to be excercised once IAF gets the first squadron operational.

WE have seen pictures. We have seen entire operaional squadron of jf17’s. You find that less… How dubious.

>>>I can’t understand what you mean by “response power of Pakistan and China“. Pakistan’s SAM inventory is well known and IAF will (or has) devise tactics to take out SAMs. Every air force has to deal with SAMs. Standoff weaponry, Brahmos fitted on Su-30s and low formation flights, all of which, if deployed well, can tactically defeat SAMs. Of course, this won’t be done in peacetime unlike MiG-25s, but in wartime only.

There is no way India can act like a real threat. Pakistan and China are responsible nuclear nations yet will not hesitate to reply if stupid intentions are shown. If India had real power it would not use heavy words so often.

>>>It only “boils down” to skills only, whether skills of the aggressor or defender.

Defending is far more easily. But since we talk about equal powerful nations there is no real winning without mutual destruction. You can have 500 MRCA or thousands of LCA1,2 or NG.