Tejas Mk1A - Hard Hitting Reality

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[Savagepublic]

Meanwhile PAF pilots training on J31 5th gen fighters in China.

[Halisco_New_Generation]

As a Design Trainee (DT) of Group 185 for the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. I have seen firsthand how the Indian government's agencies and manufacturers have developed the LCA programme for 10+ years.

Let me tell you, every excuse under the sun has been used, and here is the fact - we still don’t have a combat ready Tejas in 2024. Earliest projected MK1A variant is expected in mid 2024 from HAL, and we can realistically expect its actual handover and induction by 2025. Nearly 45 years from the project’s launch.

There are volumes of white papers and articles available on the net detailing these 40+ years and the problems/challenges India faced, internal and external.

Even in 2025, while the MK1A airframe will be indigenous, the essential components that make a modern fighter jet are still foreign components:

Jet Engine: American

Weapon Systems: Russian, French and Israeli missiles and bombs (except Astra Mk1)

AESA Radar: Israeli

EWAR Suite: Israeli

Ejection Cockpit: British

Indian agencies claim, some version of Uttam AESA, Kaveri Jet Engine and domestic EWAR Suites are ready, but NONE will be on the MK1A. Highly unlikely even on the Tejas Mk2, which we know will be using an American engine.

The fact that Tejas MK2 doesn’t even exist as a prototype in 2024 and these Babus are farting claims about AMCA first flight in 2026 and induction by 2030s. I can guarantee Tejas Mk2 won’t be inducted by 2030s.

The delays in the Tejas program are responsible directly for the dozens of IAF Officers whose lives are lost flying 1950s era Mig-21s in 21st century. Apart from the tax payer money sunk on LCA program, add the significant Forex spent on all the imported components per Tejas, AND now the old jets IAF is having to buy to keep up its squadrons eg the 2021 purchase of 24 retired Mirage 2000s from Qatar.

I have posted multiple times before and will happily claim again - unless there are significant changes at ADA, HAL, in the direction of some public-private-international partnerships, where the consortium uses existing Fighter Jet tech/specialities, to develop all systems related to AMCA, THEN I will eat my socks if AMCA is a reality before 2050, by which time 6th Gen American/Chinese Jets and UCAVs

India cannot continue to import exorbitant options like Rafale, and cannot afford more delays with either Tejas Mk2 or TEDBF or AMCA - ADA & specially HAL needs change, urgently.

[ramprakashbhatt]

Unfortunately there is no accountability for anyone.
In Bihar Bridges are collapse, but nobody accountable. Only blame games and skip.
Give a project to a person with responsibility, accountability, timeline and funds. If he failed, he is accountable. He can be IAS, Company or Minister.

[ak_insas]

Kaveri and Uttam are the two of most crucial components of Tejas ...
Fast track Kaveri and Uttam EW suits development for speedy rollout TEJAS AMCA TEDBF and so on...

[Mayank_and_Devansh_jadav]

The Indian Air Force should take responsibility and seek alternative solutions. Our nation's security should not be compromised.

[avinashmishra]

A true patriot
Subodh Sir, bohot lambi ladai hai. Defence has been "Kamdhenu Gai" for political parties. And you are unveiling the real truth.
Salute to your love and dedication towards Indian Defence sector. Bohot himmat ka kaam hai bhai.

[bibhutikumarjha]

Hard hitting video....
But what you said is complete reality and truth is always bitter. Keep up the good work !!!

[omeshyadav]

Pure Truth no one is going to blame true culprit at root.

[abhisheksham]

Fantastic analysis, most Indians prefer blaming our institutions, scientists and armed forces without understanding the root cause. Most people don't realize that if there was no HAL and DRDO, we would have been in the same place or even worse in the Helicopter segment also and even in many other segments.

[ankushdoshi]

2 min of silence for those who still believe in HAL WILL deliver mk 2 and AMCA before 2035

[girishg]

I’m pretty sure that Navy and WDB can design and build a jet engine in the next 5-7 yrs if they get proper funds & manage to keep HAL & DRDO out completely including consultancy work.

[Ankit-pbmg]

Yeah basement mein paani bharne ki koi responsibility nhi leta fighter jet ki ghanta koi lega😂😂😂 slow like tortoise, corrupt like Somalia, tax like France, services like Pakistan 😂

[dineshkumarbohre]

Bahut badhiya tarike se dhhoya hai aapne, jai ho

[SunilV]

Very well said bhai, reality bites n hurts.

[adm]

I see no reason to delay aircraft production. Test them with existing engines. Get everything else ready to fly. It takes less than a day to install a new engine when you get one.

[PI]

At this point I am laughing at our collective incapability. We are a meek and weak nation. There is no doubt about it.

[EntertainmentSingh-pq]

Very nice article. Your comment is very analytical and honest analysis. Congrats

[chanducm]

That's called analysis
Aviation sector has been and always will be a bleeding sector
Needs lot's of time, money, assets, infrastructure, planning management & execution, etc etc

[siddhantkondarwar]

If intellectual, scientists, researchers continue to left India, day will come when we will loss our freedom in different perspectives. 😢

[viper]

Responsibility of everyone becomes responsibility of no one