#Twin Seater LCA Tejas

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IAF gets first twin-seater trainer version of LCA Tejas fighter

Indian Air Force receives first twin-seater version of LCA Tejas: In a momentous event for India’s aviation history, the Indian Air Force (IAF) received its first Tejas twin-seater trainer version aircraft on Wednesday (October 4). This significant milestone marks the handover of the first Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) twin-seater trainer version aircraft to the IAF by India’s state owned aircraft…

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LCA Tejas: Indian Air Force gets first twin-seater trainer version of Tejas

LCA Tejas: Indian Air Force gets first twin-seater trainer version of Tejas

IAF gets first twin-seater version of LCA Tejas: In a momentous event for India’s aviation history, the Indian Air Force (IAF) received its first Tejas twin-seater trainer version aircraft on Wednesday (October 4). This significant milestone marks the handover of the first Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) twin-seater trainer version aircraft to the IAF by India’s state owned aircraft manufacturer…

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"Sense Of Pride": PM Modi After Flying On Tejas Fighter Jet In Bengalurur

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a sortie on the indigenously built light combat fighter aircraft Tejas in Bengaluru today. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bengaluru-based defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited on Saturday and reviewed the ongoing work at its manufacturing facility, officials said.

“Successfully completed a sortie on the Tejas. The experience was incredibly enriching, significantly bolstering my confidence in our country’s indigenous capabilities, and leaving me with a renewed sense of pride and optimism about our national potential,” Prime Minister Modi posted on X.

Light Combat Aircraft Tejas is a 4.5-generation multi-role fighter aircraft and is designed to take offensive air support and provide close combat support for ground operations.

Tejas is the smallest and lightest aircraft in its class and the dimensions and the extensive use of composite structure make it lighter. The fighter jet has an excellent safety track record of accident-free flying.

The Indian Air Force presently operates 40 Tejas MK-1 aircraft and the IAF has 83 Tejas MK-1A fighters on order in a deal worth ₹ 36,468 crore.

Earlier this month, the LCA Tejas took part in the Dubai Air Show. The LCA Tejas was part of the static and aerial display and performed some daring manoeuvres proving its capability as a formidable fighter aircraft.

The LCA was built by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and was primarily designed for the Indian Air Force but a Naval variant of the Tejas is being tested to undertake Ground Maritime Operations. The home-built fly-by-wire system in the Tejas is one of the key achievements of the HAL.

The twin-seater was added to the Air Force’s repertoire in October catapulting India to the list of “very few” elite countries who have created such capabilities and have them operational in their Defence Forces.

HAL has an order of 18 twin seaters from IAF and is planning to deliver eight of them during 2023–24. The remaining 10 would be delivered progressively by 2026–27.

During Prime Minister Modi’s state visit to the US, New Delhi and Washington signed a historic agreement with HAL and General Electric (GE) to manufacture the F414 fighter engines to power Tejas Mark 2 fighter jets, an advanced and powerful variant of Tejas Mark 1A. The F404 GE engine powers the Mark 1 variant of Tejas.

The Indian Air Force operates two squadrons of the LCA Tejas — №45 Squadron the ‘Flying Daggers’ and the №18 Squadron. the ‘Flying Bullets’.

The Indian Air Force plans to replace the ageing MiG-21 aircraft with the LCA Tejas Mark 1A aircraft by 2025. The LCA program was envisioned in the late 1980s to replace the MiG-21s that have been serving the Air Force since 1963.

Only two MiG-21 squadrons are currently operational in the air force. MiG-21s from the №4 Squadron, located in Uttarlai Rajasthan, were retired last month and will be replaced by the Su-30MKI.

The LCA was rechristened as ‘Tejas’ and took to the air on January 4, 2001, marking a historic moment for the Indian Air Force.

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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Delivers First LCA Tejas Twin Seater to Indian Air Force

The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) handed over the first LCA Tejas twin-seater aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF) at a ceremony held in Bengaluru on Wednesday, October 4. The event was graced by the presence of Union Minister of State for Defence & Tourism, Ajay Bhatt, who lauded the achievement as a significant milestone in India's pursuit of self-reliance in defense manufacturing. The LCA Tejas Twin Seater, a lightweight, all-weather multi-role 4.5 generation aircraft, holds the dual capability of serving as a trainer and, when necessary, transforming into a combat fighter. This versatile aircraft is poised to enhance the training requirements of the IAF while seamlessly transitioning into a frontline fighter when called upon.

The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) handed over the first LCA Tejas twin-seater aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF) at a ceremony held in Bengaluru on Wednesday, October 4. The event was graced by the presence of Union Minister of State for Defence & Tourism, Ajay Bhatt, who lauded the achievement as a significant milestone in India’s pursuit of self-reliance in defense manufacturing. The…

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Touching the sky with glory. HAL Hands Over First LCA Tejas Twin Seater Aircraft To IAF.

This achievement places India among the exclusive group of nations that have successfully developed and deployed such advanced capabilities within their Defense Forces. 

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It Was 'Textbook Landing': DRDO On Naval TEJAS Arrested Landing

It Was ‘Textbook Landing’: DRDO On Naval TEJAS Arrested Landing

NEW DELHI: The maiden “arrested landing” of the naval variant of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas on Friday at a shore-based test facility in Goa was a “textbook landing“, DRDO sources said. The first naval prototype (NP-1) of the Naval LCA — a twin-seater — made a “successful landing” on a 90-metre stretch after being flown by a pilot for about 40 minutes, they said. “A normal LCA needs a…

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LCA Tejas to have a special pilot; Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to fly in the fighter in Bengaluru

LCA Tejas to have a special pilot; Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to fly in the fighter in Bengaluru

In a major boost to India’s indigenous defence sector, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be flying in the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas in Bengaluru on September 19, 2019. Singh will take to the skies in a twin-seater version of the Tejas combat aircraft, which arm the Indian Air Force No. 45 Squadron ‘Flying Daggers’ based at Tamil Nadu’s Sulur Air Force Station.

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India’s Air Force Mulls Arming Su-30MKI Fleet With I-Derby Extended Range Missiles

The Indian Air Force’s Su-30MKI fleet could be armed with the further than-visible-variety air-to-air missile by 2022.

The Indian Air Power is thinking of arming its fleet of Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole air superiority fighter jets with the Israeli-designed Rafael Sophisticated Defense Methods I-Derby extended selection (ER) past-visible-assortment air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) by 2022, according to local media reviews.

The I-Derby ER is predicted to replace the growing old Russian-produced Vympel R-77 (AA-12 “Adder”) air-to-air missiles (AAMs) at the moment carried by the Su-30MKI. The prolonged variety variant of the missile, created by Israeli defense contractor Rafael Superior Defense Techniques, is fitted with a hearth-and-ignore advice technique and a application-outlined radar seeker. Run by a dual-pulse strong rocket motor, the I-Derby ER has an approximated vary of 100 kilometers and can access best speeds of Mach 4.

The IAF is by now getting the I-Derby BVRAAM for its Tejas light-weight combat plane (LCA) and continuously exam fired the missile in the past. It is also thinking of procuring the prolonged assortment edition for its Tejas fleet. The service has also been screening the indigenously built and produced Astra BVRAAM for its Su-30MKI force. According to media reviews, the IAF has also been tests the shorter-selection Innovative Brief Variety Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM), made by the European protection consortium MBDA, for the Su-30MKI.

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The IAF fleet of Su-30MKIs consists of about 200 aircraft. The 1st 50 plane were crafted in Russia and shipped to India in fly-away affliction. The remaining plane have been assembled regionally by Indian state-owned plane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). As of December 2018, HAL has created 202 Su-30MKI aircraft in India. The IAF has positioned creation orders with HAL which will convey the overall quantity of Su-30MKIs in provider to 272. HAL has also presented to license-generate 40 additional Sukhoi Su-30MKIs nonetheless, no selection has been created to day. The IAF is also considering inserting a observe-up get of 8 Su-30MKs, in accordance to media studies.

As I wrote in May 2018:

The twin-seater, twin-motor Su-30MKI, made by Russian plane maker Sukhoi and license-created in India, constitutes the spine of the IAF. Even though the to start with 50 Su-30 plane ended up built in Russia, the remaining fighter jets have been assembled in India. The IAF originally acquired the more mature Su-30MK variant from Russia, which the Indian defense industry in partnership with Russian protection firms upgraded to the MKI common.

As opposed to the Russian Su-30SM, the MKI edition consists of Israeli and French avionics. For illustration, the plane is equipped with a French-built heads-up show method, and an Israeli digital warfare process and an state-of-the-art focusing on pod. The Su-30MKI also attributes AL-37FP thrust-vectoring engines and canard foreplanes for elevated maneuverability. HAL and Sukhoi are at the moment negotiating a deal for the up grade of more mature Su-30MKI types in company with the IAF.

The IAF options to upgrade its fleet of SU-30MKI to “Super Sukhois,” which involves fitting the aircraft with new long-range, precision-strike weapons techniques, upgraded engines, and a lot more superior avionics. 

A variety of Su-30MKIs will also be retrofitted to carry the air-released BrahMos-A supersonic cruise missile. The Indian MoD has not publicly commented on the procurement of the I-Derby ER. Notably, an before surface area-to-air variation of the I-Derby is also part of the IAF’s 18 Spyder-SR air-defense batteries obtained from Rafael in 2008-2009 for an estimated $1 billion.

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Opinion: 'Made in India' aircrafts and better-trained pilots are crucial to avoid crashes

India Inducted its first MiG 29K in 2009 after a deal with Russia for the supply of naval version of a multi-role Fighter. The Indian Fleet of Sea Harrier was aging and needed an immediate replacement. The initial lot of 12 MiG 29K were delivered in 2009-10. Subsequently, India ordered more, and currently holding about 45 of these flying machines. India is the only country operating these aircrafts outside Russia.

  The aircrafts operate from two bases; “INS Vikramaditya” which got inducted into the Indian Navy in 2013 and INS Hansa which is a naval air base at Goa. Goa Airport is one of the many stations in India where civilian and military aircrafts use the same runway strip. The INS Hansa is an important naval base which holds 8 of the major naval air squadrons of India. It includes two squadrons of Mig 29K, few Mig 29KUB which are twin-seater trainer version of MiG 29K, one squadron of IL-38 anti-submarine aircraft, one each for HAL Chetak and Kamov 31AEW helicopters and two trainer squadrons. It is the base where navy pilots are trained in handling advanced naval aircrafts.

  Recent accident of MiG 29K at Goa is significant because it is the first accident of this aircraft since it was inducted 8 years back. Not only this, the twin-engine aircraft is considered extremely safe and, till date, only two accidents have been recorded in Russia. One was in 2011 when the aircraft was under testing and these kinds of crashes are not uncommon. The second one crashed into the Mediterranean Sea at the time of landing over Russian aircraft carrier “Admiral Kuznetsov”. This was when the aircraft was returning after successfully completing a mission over Syria and the primary reason was tearing off of the landing cable due to which the aircraft had to be in the air for more than the desired time frame.

  The single-seat variant made for India is different from the existing MiG 29 operated by the Indian Air Force and is, especially, developed for carrier-based operations. This supersonic fighter has a wing folding mechanism due to which it can be stored at an aircraft carrier in lesser space, resulting in the deployment of more number of aircrafts. This is a fourth generation aircraft and can operate in a range of about 1500 kilometres from the carrier. Hence, it can dominate the seas in a better way. It has advanced radars, advanced fly by wire avionics, electro-optical targeting system and can carry a load of over 5.5 tonnes to include a variety of armaments and equipment, making it an undisputed king of the high seas. 

  So, what caused the accident of this machine which is considered quite safe? 

  The Indian Navy has already launched a Court of Inquiry into the case and the exact reason will be known later but as of now the prima facia reason is that the aircraft skidded off the runway due to some technical error, caught the fire and, most importantly, a trainee pilot was flying the same.

  In my opinion, this accident happened because of human error. First, the aircraft was piloted by a trainee pilot with less experience in handling this machine. Second, the aircraft skidded off the runway in the initial takeoff effort, and this may be due to steering failure. Thus, there is a higher possibility of human failure than a mechanical one.  

  India has lost over 70 military aircrafts, including helicopters and precious lives of 80 people in accidents since 2014, which is quite serious. While human error cannot be ignored in some of these cases, the mechanical failure constituted the reason of more than half of the failures.

  India operates a large inventory of aircrafts from various sources and, in some cases, integrated the technologies of different countries to make its own system. While spares and services are an issue, the aging fleet needs a complete revamp which the government should focus on. 

  The SU-30MKI, considered the most advanced fighter aircraft of the Indian airforce, was also inducted in 2002. 15 years have gone by but, as of now, we don’t even have a replacement of our aging fleets of Jaguar, MiG 21s, MiG 29s and Mirage 2000. Buying expensive systems like Rafael will only give temporary relief. We have still not advanced enough in the direction of our indigenous multirole aircraft. 

  Surprisingly, India inducted its first indigenous supersonic aircraft (HAL HF-24 Marut) in 1967 and, since then, our own aircraft programme had been experiencing delays. At the time when Pakistan has already started exporting its J-17, HAL Tejas is not even fully operational and there are a lot of dark areas in its performance. Though DRDO tried to Indianise most of its parts, however, we are still looking at other countries, particularly, Israel and the USA for its critical parts like radar, avionics and engine.  

  It will be shocking to you that the LCA program was conceived and approved by the government in 1983. Even after 35 years and an expenditure of over 11,000 crores, we don’t have the operational aircraft in our hands. 

  The future of Indo-Russian Project of Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft is still not clear. While Russia already started inducting the system at its end, we have not moved ahead even an inch. The project is significantly delayed and gone into the abyss of uncertainty. 

  It is high time that the government takes this matter seriously. Not only the indigenisation of our aircrafts but the training of pilots need special attention. India cannot afford to lose precious lives and war machines just like that. 

  (Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL).

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Naval LCA now a step closer to land on an actual Aircraft Carrier

Naval LCA now a step closer to land on an actual Aircraft Carrier

The maiden “arrested landing” of the naval variant of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas on Friday at a shore-based test facility in Goa was a “textbook landing”, DRDO sources said. The first naval prototype (NP-1) of the Naval LCA — a twin-seater — made a “successful landing” on a 90-metre stretch after being flown by a pilot for about 40 minutes, they said.

“A normal LCA needs a runway…