Tejas production by June

Is that why the MiG-29 in InAF service care fire Matra 530? Get a clue. The Elta radar can be configured to fire other missiles but the problem is with intergration. Plus India has signed the IPR pact. Transfer of technology is that much easier.
I don't under stand how you could confuse R-27 and R-73 in the same league. The R-73 is dog fighting missile the R-27 is BVR but a bad one at that.
The Elta radar could support R-77 it can support Derby. Now the question is do the DARIN Jaguars in InAF have the Derby or R-77?

jatt, what the **** is your problem? do you need to iunsult me every time i post? i said i could be wrong, so theres no need for insults.

the r-73 is a medium range a2a missles. its not even acitve seeking. if have r-77, then the r-73 can be used for a shorter range combat.

MIGleader said:

jatt, what the **** is your problem? do you need to iunsult me every time i post? i said i could be wrong, so theres no need for insults.

the r-73 is a medium range a2a missles. its not even acitve seeking. if have r-77, then the r-73 can be used for a shorter range combat.

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sorry Miggy, R-73 is a short range A2A in the class of AIM-9, Python 3/4 and PL-8/9. The short range a2a missiles use infrared seeker and HMS rather than active radar seeker.

sry, i meant the r-27. the medium range semi active radar guidance one.
all these designations are getting confusing. maybe i should use code names.

use adder for long range, and archer for short range. the alamo really doesnt have a place if u have the adder.

Agreed with tphuang but the latest R-73 has a head on range of 40 km or so i've heard. Would that be considered BVR since it does use infrared. Or what about the MICA IR. But thats just a mute thought. I believe BVR now is radar homing.
Offtopic would a IRST be capable of guiding a MICA IR?

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I think you guys are getting a little ahead of yourselfs here. First, develop Kaveri and certify it (same goes with Astra), then start talking about LCA having them.
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The Kaveri shall be developed and certified by 2010. The order of 200 LCAs shall be placed by the IAF then. It has been stated by officials at GE, that the supply of the GE-404 engines is for the first batch only.

The delay has been attributed to the system integration of the 16,000 components of the Kaveri engine (which is why there was non-performance at high-altitude tests in Russia).

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The Astra missile has been test-fired twice from ground launchers. It is true that the time-frame for the certification of Astra is not known, but it has been expressed that it shall be developed before 2011.

The delay in the Astra program was due to a sanction imposed on DRDO by the Government of India of Rs.1000 crores ($220 million).

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Stop giving me some news reports on this stuff. turbofan engines are not easy to develop. Until you actually finish developing one or close to doing so, it's pointless to say it will be developed by a certain date. Just look at the delays it has already endured. There will be more delays to come.

tphuang said:

Stop giving me some news reports on this stuff. turbofan engines are not easy to develop. Until you actually finish developing one or close to doing so, it's pointless to say it will be developed by a certain date. Just look at the delays it has already endured. There will be more delays to come.

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Exactly. Just look at the delays that the Chinese turbofans have encountered. Only recently have some of the turbofans been successfully made.

crazyinsane105 said:

Exactly. Just look at the delays that the Chinese turbofans have encountered. Only recently have some of the turbofans been successfully made.

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Do China produce her own engines ???

ArjunMk1 said:

Do China produce her own engines ???

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Well, China is making copies of Russian engines and that itself is not an easy task. Making a brand new engine is even harder.