Our pseudonymous analyst Mark is back with his take on the story so far of the IAF’s quest for fighter aircraft. He last contributed a much talked-about two-part analysis of the MMRCA tender in April 2012.
Tag: LCA Mk II
Light Combat Aircraft: Need for course correction II
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•Light Combat Aircraft: Need for course correction I
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•IAF fighter strength to dip further
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•What Ashton Carter wants from India
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•An alternate theory of the MMRCA process – II
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•This is the second and concluding installment of the two-part analysis of the process of acquisition of 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) by the Indian Air Force (IAF).
Naval LCA starts its engine
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•The naval LCA is still not ideally suitable for carrier-based operations, with the current GE-F404 engine slightly underpowered. This will change with the development of the naval version of the LCA Mk II, which will be powered by the GE-F414 engine.