no offense but the HAL tejas is probably one of the biggest joke apart from the arjun mbt. It no longer meets Indias requirement as a main battle plane, maybe its more suitable as a trainer. the hal tejas is too small and too light, limiting its ability to carry advanced weaponary and especially advanced electronics, including radar. apart from the size, its overall aero design is very primitive, not even as advanced as the f16 designed in the 70s. this plane should be like a practice piece for the indian aero industry instead of a mass produced weapon. the program had dragged on for more than 30 plus years, its directors and high up officials should know better. if the indians end up fielding this plane on a large scale, it would be like the chinese filelding the FC-1 in 2010 and keep using it until 2030, or fielding j20 after 2025, which defeats its original purpose. warplanes for major nations are like electronic products, it always change quickly, CPUs more than 2 years old cant even be found on shelves anymore. warplanes are the same thing. after 30 years of dragging and lagging, its time for the indian to abandon this platform for move onto something for meaningful.
