Harry and Wolverine, there is no single source to find most of the info you guys post about, and members often it seems don’t have the time to research or click on the links we all often post.

Some of the stuff isn’t on the ada site either but what you’ve collated from aero india and defexpo…..even Bharat Rakshaks data is well dated….anyway u guys can collate this info into a webpage…with help from us members of course incase u left something out….with links….so all of us don’t need to constantly rehash the same another guy comes out with LCA delta, old, 40 years in the making BS…

Oh and the acronyms guys are getting confusing….perhaps can add that into the webpage as well…

Sigh so now that the canard issue has been stuffed AGAIN, we’re hearing its now back to LCD’s….since flex seems to be stating opinions here’s one of my own..

From ADA : Single-seat light weight all-weather multi-role air superiority Fighter.

So the Tejas is Multirole with a primary goal of being an air superiority fighter.
When it enters IOC in 2006, it will be the most advanced fighter in the IAF even over the MKI, for all the reasons hashed before on the previous LCA thread (still active!) and on the ADA site. Yes even in its IOC avatar, and can only expect better with future block improvements being a TVC kaveri (tot from AL 31FP) and including phased array radars already in development.

Weapons testing will begin later this year with PV2 to join soon, when it does enter squadron service in 2006, it may yet put a Fat Python, R 77, or Astra into any of the above fighters you mentioned, with help from its glass cockpit of course….

Sorry, you’ll have to wait till the first squadron enters service to see a RAM coated Tejas like the rest of us….

and again :

http://www.ada.gov.in/Activities/lca/lca.html

http://www.hal-india.com

http://www.bel-india.com

and please take this to the Indian defense news or LCA thread….

Anyone know how DRDO’s Advanced Light Weight Torpedo (ALWT) compares with what seems to be the standard on India’s Ships, the SET-65E?

from Defexpo 2004 harry pics

http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_419.shtml

Cutaway of the Advanced Light Weight Torpedo (ALWT) developed by DRDO for both ship-borne and air-borne carriage. It can attack targets at a depth of 540 m, has a maximum speed of 33 knots and has a dynamic frontal sealing system for noise reduction and higher reliability.

Given The first squadron of Tejas is due to be operational by 2006 and to start weapons testing soon, give a weapons loadout for 4 Tejas on a bombing run 15 mins into Red airspace on a terrorist training camp. On the way an important highway and bridge are to be negated as well….
Assuming the Red’s are only able to scramble 6 F7 PG’s to intercept…what would the Blue Tejas need to carry to negate the offensive threat and successfully carry out the mission…

All Tejas are Datalinked hence :

2 Tejas lead (7 hardpoints) :

1 x Litening II pod

3 x R73DM2 (AA-11 Archer)

2 x R77VVAE (AA-12 Adder)

1 x AS-30L (Bridge)

2 Tejas Back (9 Hardpoints) > 4000 Kg

2 x 400 Kg Matra LGB

1 x 1000 Kg Matra LGB

2 x 250 Kg Matra LGB

1 x Kh-29L

Missile Specs BR

Tejas Specs : Aeronautical Development Agency

WOO HOO! Talk about a loadout! Anybody know if DRDO is contracting to make Laser kits of its own, an absolute must to retrofitting it stocks of dumbbombs…and with 2 Litening pods and datalinking…its pretty clear thats one mean MOFO of a plane…

Let the straffing runs begin…thought of adding cluster bombs to soften up the targets…but in an enviroment plagued with stingers…low level passes might not be such a great idea…

And who knows by 2006, IOC we might yet see ASTRA BVR on the load out as well..i don’t suppose Brahmos has an AG role….?

YEEE HAAAAA!, OL Billy Bob Bishop been sniffing down south partner and im talkin REAL down south…in da ol A hol territory!! Come outta where da sun never Shines Son and See the Light!!!…..

Although rumors of equipping the LCA with the Phazotron Kopyo instead of the DRDO MMR have proven to be false, the latter will most certainly receive a phased array antenna in the later stages, which is in confirmed development

http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_418.shtml

P.S. India is already producing its Phased Array Rajendra Radar for use with it’s Akash SAM…more can be read ere boy…

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MISSILES/Akash.html

1) What i admire about the Tejas, is that the design of having a large cranked delta gives it a lot of advantages.

Large fuel load, High vortices over the large wing and the crank, Large Aoa, Low Wingloading….seems truly unique.
Add to this, LEVCONS on the Navy version and the Trainer and later blocks of Tejas adding to its exceptional maneuvreability….

Tried to google for a plane, with LEVCONS, doesn’t seem to be another type out there…somebody post me a link?

2) IAF is really upgrading its bomber capability with all types of new planes entering service being twin seaters…any reason for this choice….be it the 190 MKI’s, 20 Twin seater Jags, Twin mirages, Twin LCA’s.

3) How many Litening LDP’s does the IAF plan to acquire for this fleet, are we getting into some tech transfer?

4) The Tejas in a bomber role, seems to carry a massive amount of ordinance, assuming one port to carry the Litening pod, plan a carry out for one Tejas on a bombing run against a terrorist camp. Ill try to plan my own later…

The first LSP for Tejas are currently being built right now, to enter squadron service in 2006. Tooling and Machining for this are already almost completed, hence the ACM’s recent order for the first batch of 40 aircraft to enter by 2008.

Forget the MKI’s it’s the Tejas that although multirole will be the most advanced principle air superiority combat system in the Sub-continent when in service.
With a high thrust to weight ratio due to composites, a double delta design enhanced by LEVCONS for higher turnrates, a much more advanced glass cockpit, and a high weapons load capacity, along with future improvements that ADA, HAL, and DRDO have started being a TVC Kaveri and a Phased array radar it’s the Tejas that will rule the skies over Pok.
Looks like the pakistanis have a new gnat to worry about, after all they complained they couldn’t see the sabre killing gnat the last time around, due to its smaller size, talk about a LEVCON enhanced TVC kaveri Tejas with composite RAM…all I can say is pity…

And with squadron size, 60+ squadrons aren’t unfeasable at all when you count that it includes transport squadrons, and Combat helicopter squadrons, and that allthough squadron no’s will be increasing, it’s the number of planes per squadron are set to decrease to around 20, due to increased networking control already in progress by the IAF.
With Phalcons, AeroStat, Indra, and more Green Pine radars, more Nishant and Heron UAVS set to join or in service with the IAF it’s the IAF that’s already integrating network centric warfare for the Tejas by the time it arrives…not a certain neighbouring country…..

And this isn’t even going into the Navy, or even Army which are upgrading their own squadrons of combat aircraft….being Mig 29K’s for the navy, or the Weapons System Integrated combat Dhruvs armed with Nag ATGMs, and the LCH….

Add to this the new armed forces strategy of 8 integrated battle groups Cold Start, striking within a 48 hrs and a possible pincer attack into Pok from tajikistan and Kashmir and they have a lot to worry about…after all how much land do the pakistanis want to lose…they’ve already lost half their country as bangladesh, given away part of kashmir to China, lost more land including Kargil in 1971, and then Siachen.
Please…don’t be so eager….our modernisation drive continues at full steam…on ALL counts…and numerous force multipliers are joining the fore…though they aren’t discussed as much as spare parts for f-16’s, or any 3rd gen option for the paf….