India’s Tejas Fighter Fires Bvraam Missile Citat:Tejas, the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) successfully fired [an Israeli-made] Derby Air-to-Air Beyond Visual Range Missile to expand the firing envelope as well as to demonstrate safe operation of the aircraft during missile plume ingestion into the aircraft engine under worst case scenarios.
The missile was launched from LCA Tejas piloted by Wg Cdr Siddharth Singh on 27 April 2018 from the firing range off the Goa coast after exhaustive study of the missile separation characteristics and plume envelope. LCA Tejas has been designed & developed by DRDO’s autonomous society – Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA).
Integration of Derby, a BVR class missile, is one of the major objectives of Final Operational Clearance (FOC) of LCA Tejas.
http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/rel.....s-foc.html
India set to finalize contract to buy Elta EL/M-2052 for Tejas Mk 1A Citat:The Economic Times says India is in advanced negotiations to finalize the contract with Elta for its EL/M-2052 AESA radar.
India has plans to fit the Israeli-made radar on 83 of its Tejas Mk 1A fighter.
IAF to give its Tejas jets the Meteor missile edge Citat:Seeking to enhance the capability of the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, the Indian Air Force is planning to equip it with a long-range missile of the Meteor class which will help it get an edge over the jets of the adversaries.
The missiles are required to be equipped on the 83 Mark 1A LCAs for which an order has been placed by the air force with the public sector unit Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
"The request for proposal has asked the aircraft to be equipped with a long range beyond visual range missile of the class of Meteor which can take out enemy aircraft in the range of more than 100 kilometres. This would help the LCA get an edge over the aircraft with adversaries," said government sources.
https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/iaf-to-.....2018-05-14
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Defence Ministry Sets Up Committee to Check HAL’s ‘High Bill’ for Tejas Mark1A Citat:The Indian government has set up a committee to investigate the cost of its home-developed Tejas fighter, as HAL’s asking price for each Tejas Mk. 1A is higher than what the company charges for Indian-built Sukhoi Su-30s.
http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/rele.....su_30.html
