India’s indigenous fighter jet Tejas Mk1A is fully dependent on General Electric’s F404-IN20 engine, HAL chief DK Sunil confirms. Any alternative engine would require a complete redesign, potentially delaying deliveries by years ... .
The first flight of the first Tejas Mk1A prototype took place on October 17 last year from HAL’s Nashik facility, which has been developed as the third production line under the Tejas programme, in addition to the two existing lines in Bengaluru.
HAL said all design and development issues identified are being addressed in an "expedited manner" and the company is in active discussions with the Air Force todeliver the aircraft "at the earliest" ... .
The IndianAir Force is looking at inducting the warplanes as the number of its fighter squadrons have gone down to 30 from officially sanctioned strength of 42 ....
X-guard is popularly called ‘Latkan Baba’ in the Indian military fraternity for its deployment style and work. Israeli X-Guard is an AI-enabled, fibre-optic towed decoy that spoofs enemy radars & missiles, rather than just passively jamming them ... .