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Well ... I thought we'll see it already late this or early next year??
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Temporary not sure about it.
First Fighters Land Aboard India’s New Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant
February 7, 2023An Indian-built light fighter was the first to land aboard and launch from the Indian Navy’s first domestically built aircraft carrier, the service announced this week.
A naval variant of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) made an arrested landing aboard INS Vikrant (R 11) before then again launching from the carrier’s ski-jump ramp. Later, a Mig-29K aircraft trapped and took off from the carrier.
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The 37,000-ton Vikrant will pair with the Russian-built, 45,000-ton Kiev-class INS Vikramaditya (R33) as part of the Indian Navy’s two-carrier force.
“Vikrant is not fitted with a catapult, like U.S. aircraft carriers, but instead features a ski jump and arresting gear to facilitate short take-off but arrested landing of fixed-wing jets,” Eric Wertheim wrote for Proceedings in November.
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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has proposed creating its own domestic Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF) that could be in production in about ten years. In the interim, the Indian Navy is considering the French Dassault Rafale M and the U.S. Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block III. Both have been tested by the service with a land-based ski-jump.
hmm apparently a new trainer project.
I'm curious why not using Tejas as Baseline. Considering there already 2 seater variant of it. That will save alot of time and resources compared to having to re-invent the wheel for the new design.
I'm curious why not using Tejas as Baseline. Considering there already 2 seater variant of it. That will save alot of time and resources compared to having to re-invent the wheel for the new design.
I have no idea where they're getting the confidence for all these projects. Their one single (unambitious) Tejas project was delayed by 20 years and is still seen as a piece of junk by their own air force.
They're reusing the same modus operandi for LCA Mk2, TEDBF, AMCA, and now this HLFT
As if these projects will just magically turn out different and become successful
Delta wings are not ideally good trainers
You want a derailing discussion on the "kow-tow" fallacy?
You said it, I didn't say anything.