Twelve Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas will be designed to roll out by December this year, of which six have already been rolled down, government officials have said that Pravi has said for the latest developments.
Officials confirmed the Indian Express that the second GE F404 engine from the US defense head GE Aerospace has already landed in India by Monday and would be taken to the facility of the state -owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bengaluru, where they would be integrated with an indigenous Tejas MK1 an aircraft.
In August 2021, HAL ordered a Rs 5,375 crore for 99 F404 engines, which gives power to Tejas MK -1A indigenously with GE aerospace. The first of these jet engines was given to HAL after a delay of about one and a half years in April this year.
The Indian Air Force has ordered the purchase of 83 mk 1 a fighter jets. Ministry of Defense is in the process of purchasing 97 and LCA MK-1AS at a cost of about Rs 67,000 crore.
Officials said GE Aerospace said it would distribute 10 engines by the end of this year.
“It takes about a month to integrate and test the engines. The process involves the construction of the first torso, then obtaining gender and piping, a combination of landing gear,” an officer explained, “an officer explained.
“After integrating the engines, ground runs, including high-speed runs, are all performed for check,” the official said.
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The delivery of LCA Tejas MK1A was scheduled to begin in March 2024, but delayed more than a year.
Last month, HAL Chairperson and Managing Director DK Sunil blamed the delay to GE Aerospace, which was recalling the time limit of supplying aircraft engine to HAL for Tejas MK1A.
IAF chief Air Marshal AP Singh developed weeks after weeks after expressing concern over the delay in delivery of jets.
Timely induction of indigenous fighter jets, including Tejas MK1A, is important for wearing the declining squadron strength of the IAF. IAF has phased out most of its MIG-21 squadrons, and in the early next decade, it is likely to start phasing up other aging fighter squadron.
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According to officials, HAL plans to produce 16 fighter jets next year, provided that the engine from the US is on delivery schedule. The original plans were to produce 16 aircraft every year and to produce complete delivery of all jets by 2030.
Tejas MK1A jets have several upgrade on Tejas MK1 version, with integration of AESA radar, advanced electronic warfare suit with a jammer, and beyond the visual range (BVR) capabilities with integration of darby and indigenous Sastra missile.
Officials said the trial for an indigenously manufactured Estra missile firing from the aircraft is currently underway.
Earlier this month, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh asked US Defense Secretary PT Hegaseth to speed up the delivery of GE F404 engines, which Tejas MK 1A. Will give power to The engine delivery from the GE Aerospace was originally scheduled to begin in 2023, but was delayed due to the issues of the Kovid -19 -pimm and supply chain.
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