But just to be sure: "squadron was resurrected" does not mean any aircraft are already delivered? ... and if correct, when will that happen?
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But just to be sure: "squadron was resurrected" does not mean any aircraft are already delivered? ... and if correct, when will that happen?
by78
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Have they produced enough to field one squadron, to say nothing of two squadrons? Or is this a squadron on paper only?
by78
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On paper only. By the way, I think India is still making preparations to eventually produce 16 units a year. When that will happen, heaven knows. This paper squadron could wait years to become reality.
Not sure if already posted, but IMO a great thread/Tweet from showing all 16 aircraft of from No. 45 Squadron "Flying Daggers"
by78
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You might find this interesting... Of course LCA was an earlier name for the Tejas project. It officially stood for Light Combat Aircraft, but in reality, it really should stand for Lavishly Consulted Aircraft.
Well, that's indeed a major surprise I did not know!
Any idea when this was proposed and where this report is from (looks like from Flight International)?
Imagine, if things turned differently, a JF-17 in IAF-colors.
by78
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I remember saving this image almost 20 years ago from a now-defunct internet forum, but I don't recall from what publication. The news item was probably published around 25-30 years ago.
India was unlikely to have approached China before 1989 because bilateral relations were in a deep freeze before then. Another clue, the article mentions China's need to replace Mig-21 and Mig-19. The replacements turned out be the Flanker and the J-10, both of which were decided upon sometime in the mid-1990s, when China negotiated local production of the Flanker and 611 was going full steam ahead with the J-10. So the only window of a possible cooperation between India and China was somewhere around 1989 to 1995.
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by78
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LOL, you beat me to it. See my post above.