Was LCA Tejas Forced on the Indian Air Force? | हिंदी में

[@DefenceMatrix]

Article referred : eurasiantimes.com/1st-batch-of-lca-tejas-for-indian-air-force-had-28-concessions/

[@akashpanigrahi6162]

Thank you for clarifying! 🙏🏿 I just saw the article in the morning and was blown away by the negativeness. 🤯

[@gobabacha8613]

@@akashpanigrahi6162 article cum propaganda tha PLA ka

[@ritikrathore8873]

This is not the first time that Eurasian times had published an article with this negativity. Got few recommendation from chrome about their articles in the past. Read plenty of article, all have few things in common i.e. negativity, downsizing IAFs capability, boasting paxtani and chinese air force capabilities.

[@অর্ণবচ্যাটার্জী-ধ১খ]

halwai has a new pseudonym...after his tech knowledge was thoroughly exposed...

[@gulsherkhanchandio90]

It took forty years to build this aircraft

[@Bishal538]

This is how information warfare is carried out by countries across the world and we must appreciate people actively involved in countering and trying to bring the truth and facts out!! May God bless u brother!! 🙏

[@MINATOYELLOWFLSH2005]

It's clearly a paid article and against the PSUs. Tejus was just a "Mohra" in the article.

[@pax4370]

@@MINATOYELLOWFLSH2005 true. Rusi lobby ke baad abhi us lobby suru huwa hai...

[@mrbladestone]

Jaani Dushman ban gaye hai yr yeh Eurasian Times wale bilkul. Jab dekho bas jhoot failaate paye jaate hai.

[@Hari-vj8oi]

Is this video promoted by foreign weapons cartels?

[@-XSX-]

By this logic, Even F35 was forced on USAF.

[@ImranHasanroney]

Exactly and that's why they are modernizing their F16, F/A18, F15.

[@patricksiemens]

@@ImranHasanroneywith that argument are you saying that F35 is a less capable craft? If you're, then you must be dumb beyond reasonable standards to even suggest that. F35 is a totally different platform and an aircraft of different generation than F16, F/A 18 and F15s. Modernising them isn't in counter with F35s' failure in any aspect, it's just a normal thing for any air force to do, modernising old platforms to the level of current standards. That way they can keep their fleet number up and running while saving on complete removal of old platforms with the new ones everytime there's a technical progress in the field.

[@AbhishekSingh-zv2tn]

They always want us to buy their masters product.

[@manishkumarpandey9702]

Yep on US Navy too 😂

[@manishkumarpandey9702]

@@ImranHasanroney Well USAF isn't actively modifying them, Lochhead Martin & Boeing are modifying them so that other nations would buy it........ *****USAF is only actively modifying F15s & E/A-18 Growlers

[@devanshkumar8701]

Eurasian time is famous for such notorious articles, once there was an article stating rafale is a worse aircraft than typhoon on the basis of order numbers. The appalling thing is that an Ex-personnel of the IAF wrote the article on tejas.... its a shame really

[@MihirMishraMe]

Ex-IAFs very often work as dealers for defense cos.

[@भविष्य-त6य]

That so called IAF officer is comparing a single engine Tejas with twin engine J20. You can assume why we're not able to fast track our indigenous programs. Not to mention these officers working under the influence of a corrupt chinese supporting government.

[@prateekdhingra292]

@@parthparth433 ye soon soon sunte sunte budhe ho jayenge bhai. Bitter truth hai, Tejas bohot dheere build kiya and it's still not replaced mig 21

[@adied_2001]

@@ephemeral.793 your passive agressive ass can't take any fact that counters your mindset... nice 🤡

[@rmnair90]

@@ephemeral.793 if it does not fit ***any*** operational role, why does CAS not say so and put in his resignation?

[@Sahuvinit52]

I read that article. And the moment it said Aatma Nirbhar Bharat will not happened in light years. I stopped reading 🤣

[@deathwings51]

Writer is probably a Congressi stooge or paid by them as exact same thing was said by RaGa in the parliament.

[@bharatcoders]

Good choice 👍

[@Sahuvinit52]

@@deathwings51 I was thinking the same. Rahul Gandhi ki feeling aa rahi thi 🤣🤣🤣

[@Vajrapani108]

Defence lobby is coping hard lmao

[@prabuddhaghosh2405]

The thing is these kind of dubious articles should be properly investigated by the Government of India in a fair manner. Have seen such stories in EuraAsian Times. Also, there was another erroneous article from 'The Wire' on the Sig Sauer Rifles.

[@de-comm8715]

Even if Tejas was 'forcibly' inducted in IAF then it was a good initiative by government because IAF officials need to have exposure of indigenous products either by choice or by force.

[@vimalkumar3815]

We need quality and quantity..no compromise in quality.. hal had changed or impoverished that demand. After that new version of tajas had inducted in IAF

[@muskansingh7354]

Brother , the IAF Officers are more competent and eligible to decide which aircraft is needed to give enemy a tough fight ....not the illiterate politicians.

[@cute3498]

@@muskansingh7354 Yeh same Iaf officers who Are puppets of foreign politicians

[@cute3498]

@@muskansingh7354 illiterate? Lol There are highly qualified Politicians .YEAH CHINAs president is illiterate for taking decisions of chinese armed forces

[@Valuable_vivek]

You don't buy Ola scooter just because few out of lakhs scooters caught fire.. and you want to force IAF on indigenisation.. I can understand your point to support indigenisation but choose your words carefully bro..

[@mohittamba2709]

Our airforce chief mentioned that Tajes is much more capable of Pakistani aircrafts. There would always be publicity stunts, we should keep trust on our forces & their decisions.

[@logicfirst7959]

Just love it when IAF commander called it simply garbage with a prediction that JF17 will literally do raw Blaatkar with Tejas 😂😂

[@mohittamba2709]

@@logicfirst7959 keep dreaming. This is the problem with Pakistanis, you guys celebrate to early. One fake news and you dance. Tajes can take out jf17 any day.

[@amamam2424]

@@logicfirst7959 source? Your ammi sitting in Pakistan?

[@messi10isthegreatestofalltime]

ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahaa long live bollywood warriors 🤣🤣🤣

[@messi10isthegreatestofalltime]

@@logicfirst7959 let them stay in their delusion, they think hindus have a warrior-like/military history 🤣

[@sujitdsouza]

The need was a replacement for the Jaguars and the MIG21s. Tejas LCA and 1A far exceed the requirements. The urgent need is for more AWACS and mid-air refuellers.

[@shubhampreetsingh8630]

@John Hero Bro its only a question of scale, f16 is sold all over world so they can produce it more and reduce its price. Also tejas is a very stable platform on which we can build many advanced things in future

[@de-comm8715]

@John Hero You should learn more about economies of scale.

[@AemondTomahawk]

@John Hero what a fool , then how will domestic production will ramp up ??

[@boejiden7093]

@John Hero true. The F-16 in fact is also much more capable than the Tejas. But India needs an indigenous platform and this is a good first step.

[@vinayakrastogi05]

why would anyone in their right mind replace jaguars

[@anirbande7893]

Yes, the Tejas was forced onto to IAF - and that is a good thing. Otherwise, the IAF would've still be "deliberating" while fantasizing about the Rafale or some other import. And HAL would still be "developing" the Tejas for the next hundred years. The only real issue with the Tejas is it's size, which limits internal fuel and future upgrade capacity. Everything else can be identified and rectified if the Tejas is inducted in sufficient numbers.

[@Robdua1968]

Tejas is light aircraft unlike heavy aircraft like SU 30.

[@anirbande7893]

@@Robdua1968 The very concept of "light", "medium" and "heavy" aircraft died in the 80s. Low weight used to mean a more maneuverable aircraft. That philosophy died with the advent of 4+ gen aircrafts. Rafale, Eurofighter, the Raptor etc., which are some of the most maneuverable fighters out there and none of them can be considered "light" by any standard. The Tejas was envisioned as a 'point defence fighter' which can be scrambled against enemy bombers coming in for a bombing run. With the advent of guided bombs, cruise missiles etc., that role is pretty much dead. So, HAL being the lazy ass bitch it is, simply reclassified the Tejas as a multi-role fighter. However thanks to the GE-404 engine's fantastic efficiency, it actually became an almost viable proposal. The big issue? It still doesn't have enough sufficient physical volume for the upgrades it needs to truly fill the role. Hence the MK2. Remember the MK1A was originally supposed to be called the MK2, it was renamed because the IAF found it woefully inadequate to perform the role it was supposed to fullfill. HAL as usually said they'll get back in a couple of decades or so if the felt like it, and the IAF threw a tantrum for more fancy imports. Then government (rightly) stepped in and basically shoved the MK1A down the IAF's throat. Which is fine. The Tejas is a far superior aircraft to the Mig 21 it is supposed to replace, it's just a 20 years too late. Still worth it though especially compared to some of the older gen Russian and legacy aircraft of the IAF.

[@Robdua1968]

@@anirbande7893 Rafale is medium weight aircraft which can be compared with Tejas mk2. HAL is an useless manufacturer which cannot manufacture aircraft due to Corona. When this Corona will end God knows.

[@rryzzzi2026]

Today I saw 2 LCH flying over my house 😍 Location - Kochi, Kerala

[@elixr4350]

Da poori myre 😂

[@Ar-ye1cr]

Hnnn really are you living near defence base

[@azuregamingmalayalam3887]

No kochi naval base airfield is small to land a fighter jet

[@de-comm8715]

@@azuregamingmalayalam3887 LCH is light combat helicopter.

[@yuribezmenov4725]

@@azuregamingmalayalam3887 lch is attack helicopter

[@vikrantsatpute9984]

The ex air force pilot might have written such a shitty article as he might have not earned through commission from foreign imports. Thank you for making a video and raising your voice against such a corrupt ex service man.

[@nevergonna....7066]

U r stupid with this logic first of all that air force pilot might be more patriotic and truthfull then u or ur F$M$L$ and second of all these pilots know a whole lot more than u idiotic keyboard warrior typing from his M$Ms basement

[@siliconcore]

yes there is a lot of corruption when importing weapons

[@abhaypatel4292]

How a different view means corruption

[@sumitchaudhary343]

I would take word of veteran over a youtuber

[@sumitchaudhary343]

@Amay b only time will tell. Lets see how many more decades that incompetent drdo takes to make mark 2 tejas let alone amca

[@markb6721]

Most of these articles are paid articles , and if someone is already retired and don't know about technical stuff (means pilots don't have high security clearance in development phases)so its useless to comment on that .Unless it is from HAL we don't have to believe that but critics are welcome.

[@unclsam6798]

Every fighter is forced on Chinese airforce. You can't build f-22/rafale in a day. It is not like all officials are pro indegenisation as it takes away commission. If forced, then I appreciate govt. Same thing should be done for mk-2 and AMCA.

[@rmnair90]

Concessions do not mean that the aircraft is non-operational. It means that all operational configurations are not met, hence its operational use is restricted. If it was operationally useless or could be expensive in terms of pilots lives, I am sure no CAS would accept having it "rammed down his throat". He would much rather resign. These concessions must be accepted to support our own aviation industry. If not, the cost of imported aircraft will be so prohibitive as to make the IAF non-existent. We will then have to learn to defend ourselves with out an air force. These "rammed ..." stories are circulated by the import lobby. There are plenty of retd defence officers in support of the import lobby.

[@MrRonnymangang11]

Eurasian times "hit job" to harm the reputation of Tejas. Insecure that Tejas is all set for export to several countries.

[@comedycentury6062]

Which country bro... Country are looking for new technology nt old technology of 80

[@shorts-term473]

@@comedycentury6062 what is '80s in Tejas? Place facts, not opinion...

[@Vajrapani108]

@@comedycentury6062 by that logic f-18s are a technology of 70s

[@comedycentury6062]

@@shorts-term473 technology

[@shorts-term473]

@@comedycentury6062 which technology is of '80s? The Avionics - checked modern, The Radar - checked modern, The Weapon System- checked modern, The Weapon - checked modern, The Body - carbon fiber(edit - carbon composites), latest checked modern. Wtf you are talking about dude!!!

[@Jai_BharatMata]

Let the Haters Hate... _WHEN IT WILL FACE OUR ENEMIES....THEY WILL FEAR THE MIGHTY TEJAS_ 🇮🇳

[@helsreach001]

IAF always behaved like spoiled child . They never truly support indigenous effort , what if they continued support for haf marut Today we had all necessary instruments , subsystem and expertise .

[@himanshumalik5100]

It was not iaf,it was govt

[@helsreach001]

It iaf+ beutocrate + sessional politician Nexus

[@vipanpatial2243]

It is like when my father forced me to study maths. Today with that math which i had studied I am earning handsome money. 😂😂😂😂

[@sheikhjawwad5399]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 no bro don't say what is not true, to satisfy your ego. maths is different and forcing a aircraft is different. The fact that a government has to force an "indigenous" aircraft on its own airforce shows nothing but the extreme lack of capabilities of the aircraft. It basically protrays what kind of a failure project it was

[@priyanksingh5483]

Requirement release krna air force ka kaam hai and because of these requirements HAL and DRDO always have improvement goals to achieve, secondly being self dependent is always preferred, a little compromise today is paving way for self reliance for future.

[@funfun9360]

Tejas MK1A is 20 times better than Mig 21 (flying coffins) fighter jet. IAF should happily fly in large numbers in places of Mig-21 fighter jets (flying coffins). At Least no Indian air force pilot has so far not lost his lift due to crash of Tejas MK1A fighter jet. IAF should proudly fly made in India Tejas MK1A fighter jets.

[@prateekdhingra292]

Bro why are they producing Tejas at snails pace though? Why is not fully armed yet? Speed is too slow

[@eldhosemaliyakel2782]

20 times by what unit 😂

[@josephstalin9604]

@@prateekdhingra292 Because big orders are not given by IAF itself. HAL does not want to keep its production line empty, because starting it again will cost more money.

[@siddheshgharat6300]

Dear all, the MiG -21 should not be called a flying coffin... Please its one of the most produced, effective, feared at its own time aircraft. Please give it respect as it rightfully deserves so.

[@Ronifromearth]

I have read this news article and it completely boggled my mind and I was thinking that how is this even possible....now that you have cleared most of our doubts at your channel that's very good but the real damage has been done at the international stage , because many defence enthusiast read eurasian times and its gonna give a very negative impression of our platform in the international arena and that is not good at all for our future sales figures....... and reputation and i cannot digest this fact that iit has been written/ narrated by an ex pilot man why to have an external enemy when our very own people are enough...... thanks man well done at your own level let's see what i can do at my part to stop this spreading in the international arena Thanks bro....... Jai Hind....

[@marcusaureliusanonymous]

Even mighty Lockheed had a very humble beginning -- built and operated aircraft for paying passengers on sightseeing tours in California in 1912. This must have more to do with the bureaucratic tussle between the Indian Airforce rather than with Tejas. There was a time when such discussions were privy to only a selected few columnists and IAF Brass. Thanks to the internet and open information about our capabilities and methodologies versus enemies, I hope people can see these hit pieces on policy decisions for what it is... Unfortunately given the sensitivity around such policy decisions and defense deals, People are very reluctant to take the decision to do anything for fear of backlash and that is the main reason IAF is still flying museum pieces like jaguars and mig-21

[@Atom00.1]

Article likhne wale ka bank account check kiya jae, pakka pakistan ya china se paisa aya hoga account mai.

[@deathwings51]

I think its way closer than that since RaGa made the same statement on record in parliament.

[@santoshanand9242]

sahi kahe

[@AemondTomahawk]

In sab traitors ko execute karna chahiye.. foreign weapon lobbyists.

[@sheikhjawwad5399]

Awww ego hurt ho gai kia? sach sun key

[@ig-anzros01]

2:44 yeto almost zameen touch kr raha hai

[@sagnikdebsarkar169]

Inport lobby ka pura business khatam ho jaega

[@Sai_on_youtube]

We do not know what is true and what is not. However, even if we consider questioning the capabilities of the LCA Tejas, we must remember that every big thing need to be started with something small and humble. We cannot depend on imports if we want to be a military superpower. War gives the US defence industry a big boost, hence the US never fails to initiate war between 2 countries. They make billions of dollars by exporting defence equipment. We must spend time making small things first and slowly build on it. In the next 50 years, the Tejas will be a formidable single engine fighter, and the AMCA, maybe mark3 or mark 4 etc. will match the top guns in the industry. That is how we develop. Also, Privatization of HAL or having private players do more in the industry will give our defence sector a big boost.

[@prakashgovekar7020]

Yes, Tejas are forced on IAF ... But nothing is certain when will they be delivered to make up the alarmingly depleted sqadrons strength of IAF.

[@gobabacha8613]

Article dekh kr nhi lag rha tha koi experienced author ne likha h

[@anonymous0037]

Hal ADA and Drdo have already invested alot in the research and development . Commitments are the only options left for India.

[@ajayvemuri7391]

Thank you for your explanation and clearing all the misconceptions. In India there is a strong group of people to derail all the indigenous manufacturing and there by make tons of money when importing the equiment.

[@DebashishDasrocks]

Indian armed forces are habituated in importing arms...in this i support the way china operates they try to use their own products even though not perfect but they constantly work on it to improve their product

[@prateekdhingra292]

And their speed is 10 times higher than HAL and DRDO

[@rohitchaurasia722]

Many people read the article and got misleaded into thinking that IAF is loosing it's capability. Kudos! To your knowledge.✊👍... Indigenization should always be the aim. It's very easy to point out but takes a lot to do something really worthwhile.

[@nitinanand_xoxo]

Thank you so much for making video on this topic and clearing all the doubt.

[@yashvardhansingh9779]

The main problem is that our armed forces have always been reluctant to induct indian products ( for whatever reasons) so they don’t know that to develop a new platform it has to be inducted then improvements can be made to them afterwards as required, armed forces can’t expect rafael like finished product while we are on our 1st platform

[@manishkumarpandey9702]

Because Foreign companies lobby our defence forces' babus...... Boeing's India CEO was on procurement committee which selected C-17s.......

[@nobody-wr8xs]

@@manishkumarpandey9702no, its because we sit between two enemies and need world class equipment. Indian weaponry systems are not upto the mark. We cannot risk safety of indians and airforce pilots with inferior products than the enemies.

[@vhira]

2:10 I strongly disagree. Whenever a dogfight between two or more aircraft occurs. Regardless if it’s a twin engined aircraft, single engined aircraft, multirole, air superiority or a fighter bomber or a ground attack aircraft. No pilot ever decides to never shoot down a aircraft regardless of their class. In the military no matter how dangerous or powerful the enemy is…You’re always ordered to kill or disarm the enemy at any costs.

[@animeshmishra286]

Well said defence matrix

[@deathwings51]

A court of inquiry should be set up against the Group Captain who wrote this article and if found guilty, his pension and benefits should be revoked immediately.

[@UNSCSAS]

Are you okay? India is a democracy and everyone has the right to criticise the armed forces, even those who are servicing or have served their country. Suggesting to do what you are saying is basically dictatorship and non-Indian attitude.

[@cute3498]

@@UNSCSAS If dictatorship is necessary then be it like China

[@nocringebruh6967]

@@UNSCSAS that's not how it works. just because you have democracy doesn't mean, those who work under govt or are retired can speak whatever they can. ever heard of non disclosure agreements. etc. you are just brainwashed into simping over democracy.

[@muskansingh7354]

What nonsense........

[@heinrichvonribbentrop7316]

@@UNSCSAS The punishment shouldn't be for criticism but the motivation behind it. Particularly if it's a foreign lobby sponsored to bring down our budding defence industrial complex. And that's what the inquiry should be for.

[@adhirajkar7396]

Nowadays a random youtuber knows more about a plane than a retired fighter pilot. KZbin is a funny place

[@sachinmishra930]

I was expecting a video on that article. Thanks 👍

[@ashaykholkar2095]

Waited for this..

[@ashutoshgupta6807]

IMPORT LOBBY IN ACTION 😁

[@jawedmanowar657]

An Great video to counter propaganda and in a very Good way Great Video as always

[@pkotijb]

There has to be an inquiry into this issue about who printed this article and ask him/her why do they want to tarnish Tejas, especially when Malaysia and some other countries are thinking about buying Tejas....discussions are going on...

[@ranaehtishammanj3841]

Great analysis

[@finderskeepers7293]

Articles such as the one that is referred to in this video are written by the lobbies whose interests are being massively harmed by projects and platforms like the LCA Tejas. We must always remember what the Tejas programme has achieved. Its biggest achievement is the creation of the ecosystem to develop future fighter aircrafts. Tejas is the baby steps which India has taken towards much larger goals. Projects like the TEDBF or the AMCA would be impossible to imagine if the Tejas project did not exist. That we in India today have the confidence to even dream of an AMCA 5+ generation fighter is solely because of what the LCA program has achieved and has been able to create- the ecosystem particularly. So Tejas is a grand success for India and enemies of India will try to run our indigenous projects down with fake and fabricated news articles such as these. Also what this newspaper and this particular author, whoever he may be, failed to realise is that today there are social media channels like Defence Matrix that will surely burst their propaganda and disseminate the truth. Jai Hind. 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@palwinder_kaler]

Yes Tejas mk-1 forcefully introduced in IAF but it's better replacement of mig21, india should have bought 4 to5 squadron of rafael and grippen . Because of this HAL will get time to improve jet. IAF should have tried to conduct MK2

[@Bond047]

India didn't buy more RAFALE because currently they are of F3 standard.... Indian government has clearly said that Indian Air force will buy more RAFALE once they are upgraded to F4 version.

[@rageagainstthewashingmachi2877]

Till I see a fully operational Tejas MK2 I will absolutely agree with most of the points made in the article. The Tejas isn't a brahmos, it should have been fielded in small numbers while continuing its development. We cannot completely depend on an unproven platform.

[@MujahidAliQureshi]

You are right dear, fighter can be improved if it is available, i wish IAF induct Tejas largely as soon as possible, Tejas is India's pride we never let down and appropriate it.

[@anandukrishnan69]

Thanx bro I saw this article and was shocked.thanks for the clarification

[@beingethicalwithlogics3113]

LCA TEJAS is great. Jai Hind 🇮🇳

[@MuhammadAsif-dt3jn]

Lol aag lg gai Sach bat se😂😂

[@dibakarroy226]

Eurasian Times is operated by Turkey. So you can expect Misleading controversial statement

[@sandeep35cool]

Well, it was not forced. It was our *"compulsion"* one unit of mig 35 is 36 million and tejas cost is 43 million. mig 35 is better than tejas in every single aspect yet we went with tejas because we needed something indigenous so that we don't have to relay on other country for spares and integration of self weopons.

[@sribatshapradhan3000]

Good analysis

[@cyrus2448]

8:52 article mai chhoti baton ko bada nhi banay gaya is Video main baday Issues ko Chhota bna kr dikhaya gaya hai

[@jigarnikam5009]

8:25 & 8:59 That thing at the front section of wings look similar to canards, What's that ??

[@phanivarma3125]

Who knows Tejas can hit j20 too,... In Ladakh Tejas play vital role..... These military officers not looking made in India flights, they habituated to commission, that's reason they show interest for outside vendors....

[@samirsoi4433]

SOMETIMES FORCEFUL METHODS BY PARENTS ON KIDS MAKE THEM BETTER STUDENTS, HUMANS FOR BETTER MANKIND. SO SAME APPLIES FOR TEJAS, WE NEED TO SUPPORT FOR LOCAL ARMAMENTS, NO MATTER WHAT MAY BE OUTCOME

[@Onoelo23gf]

While you may have stated your analyses of posits, the fact remains that the LCA was a 1983-concept with a 1986 PDP & a 1987 cleared project design. I worked with ADA on deputation from the IAF as the most experienced IAF pilot on the Mirage 2000. A test pilot from MiG-29s joined me and two (later one) tech officers and a locally based Jaguar ASTE test pilot formed the team. About 20 of us slogged up to 2100 hrs 6/7 days per week vs the 5/7 reqd, and left a complex deserted by the others on the LCA team under Dr Kota Harinarayan, who I had knew/explained the MiG-21 Bis to over 20 odd days in Jan 1977. We moved at lightning speed and were well ahead of track, be it PERT/CPM/GANTT. I spent 1989 in the UK, came back and visited ADA in 1990. ADE had subsumed it and a new ADA complex was coming up across the runway. Dr APJ Kalam was in charge of the ASTRA project, which was flagging. Nothing concrete seemed to be happening. The century changed, but there was very little to show for 15 years gone by. Out of the 12 smuggled GE 404 engines, one had been cut up, but the Kaveri programme was a disaster. It was discarded. HAL placed an order of $700 million for 99 F404-GE-IN20 engines last year. After first flight in 2001, what happened? PV-1 came in 2003, PV-5 & 6 in 2009. The first squadron, Tejas IOC-II, became operational in 2016. Now this critique. Where have all the flowers gone? kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHqWgompjJhjoJI

[@नमोनारायण1]

Ye old video ko reupload kiya hai kya ?? Waise 60% sai jayda jf 17 grounded bhi hai

[@mercedesbenz3751]

Even if it was forced on the IAF, it was good. This way there'll be advancement in indian technology.

[@Dineshkumar-cy8wb]

You cannot achieve quality in first attempt.. Even if it was little less qualified to future warfare ..it can be improved with time..... Important thing is to build a base first... But in my opinion lca is not bad choice it is great aircraft

[@ashoksondur445]

Sir , you have politely explained all pointwise counter arguments w.r.t. the article in eurasia which is being circulated well all around. It is a fact that we are still not having a result oriented and longterm approach for procurements and development of main platforms .

[@dejikay2564]

How afraid are you for LCA Tejas? China: YES

[@sigma-sigma1]

News is coming out mrfa is being reduced to 57 from 114 , if true there maybe no indigenous license production , technology transfer, etc for those 57 mrfa units.

[@boejiden7093]

I think the Arjunk tank was forced onto the Indian Army. But the Tejas is a good fighter jet. Much better than the mig 21 that it’s supposed to replace. Why would the IAF feel the Tejas forced onto them? Maybe because IAF doesn’t trust companies like HAL with good reason. HAL sucks at meeting deadlines and demands. It made more sense for IAF to work with a private company like L&T for the fighter.

[@averagestudent5223]

3:57 onwards - exactly at 4:09 - Agar IAF ne (Tejas par) esa bharosa dikhaya hota tu mig 21s aj retired hotay - basically confirming that the article that you're trying to refute is correct! If IAF didn't trust Tejas and now has it ... that means it was thrust onto IAF.

[@itinerary8635]

He meant if IAF believed Tejas as Pakistan believed in JF 17, IAF took Tejas in service in IOC configuration, whereas PAF took JF 17 in good numbers when it had nothing.

[@prakat1082]

True. Indian aviation designers have to evolve and require industry back up ,be it engines or material or avionics .

[@tirkeyz6687]

I read an article in the morning where capabilities of Tejas was understated.

[@chingling4375]

Tejas might not be the best, but it certainly has value and serves some purpose. Also atmanirbhar Bharat is an important and strategic goal. Developing critical technologies and competencies is a must. A good product mix will ensure national security. Some imported some indeginious.

[@talhaahmed3021]

Now correct your info: Jf17 thunder block 3 are equipped with an integrated panjnad EW suit even block 2 has it Pakistan also uses pods but it also has an integrated suit kg600/700 spj in block 2 And for jf17 block 3 kg800 may be used 🤣🤣

[@anandnkhl]

I read this report too yesterday. It takes a very negative outlook towards current Make in India development. But we must not discourage this effort of Make in India, might not be perfect yet, but it's a step in right direction

[@vasudevatantri1880]

Nice rebuttal.. 👍

[@devilhex2802]

Definitely. And it wasn't because Tejas is bad, but rather IAF seems to have no interest in any indigenous Fighter jet. They'd rather keep flying Mig21s and keep losing their pilots rather than buy Tejas. PS : Huge blame also falls on HAL for the pathetic production rate. But IAF definitely gets blame too due to their disinterest in any indigenous platform.

[@comedycentury6062]

I will say yess... But at least it's better than mg21..

[@shivamkumar-ib9wj]

Sir,Please give update on fighter aircrafts trials of FA18 and Rafael M for INS Vikrant . Please enlighten us which one is actually a strong contender and has edge over other in your view. Thanks in advance 🙏🏼

[@arthurrod7638]

I suspect that a vast majority never read the article. Shame on the people who have commented "shame on the ex-IAF veterans". The real problem lies within the government PSUs that are accountable to nobody. Involve the private sector in defence design and manufacturing, and we will have BOTH, atmanirbharata AND quality. Excerpts from the article provided below: --------------------------- OPED By: Group Captain TP Srivastava (Retd) In the past 35 years (1987-2022) performance of HAL and its ancillaries has been sub-standard. Our indigenous capability has languished at an abysmally low level. Why? HAL must answer that question. ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ is a wonderful slogan provided it gets translated into action. At present we are a few light-years away from achieving that. The most formidable Air Force of the world, the USAF, is supported by the private defense industry viz Lockheed, Boeing unlike HAL, which is a state-controlled autonomous entity with no accountability. The solution does not lie in giving slogans. The solution is to break up HAL into private entities and demand output. Marcelle Dassault of France has less than 20% strength as compared to HAL. Look what they produce! The concept of ‘PERFORM or PERISH’ must become applicable to such government establishments as well, as is happening to bureaucracy by weeding out the non-performing deadwood. HAL is in the same category. Press reports have quoted that the current CAS has ‘accepted’ the LCA Mk II but has not hidden his highly desirable displeasure by further stating that acquisition of LCA Mk II is only an interim measure. What happens between 2022 and 2036 is of greater significance than the development of LCA Mk II. The concern of CAS is genuine and must be viewed with professional maturity by the powers that be. The past performance of HAL does not infuse any degree of confidence about the availability of operational LCA Mk II by 2036. --------------------------- Gp Capt. G Ranjit Mohan (Retd), a former test pilot responds… I applaud the enthusiasm in bringing this “Mirage” of an aircraft to the fore and the attention of all concerned... In reality, HAL works on a cost-plus basis and the cost is transferred to the Defence services, which are a captive market for it. So, HAL always makes a profit and a profit-making PSU is lauded by the mandarins in the ministry. LCA was initially a Technology Demonstrator. The first two flyaway models were TD1 and TD2. based on Flight test experience, the aircraft was supposed to be redesigned to fulfill the ASR requirements. Instead, the IAF and the Indian Navy were forced to accept this, and they were renamed PT1 and PT2 ( Prototype), and development funds were poured in and pre-orders were placed. To be fair to HAL, the shortfalls in the capability of LCA are not attributable to it. The design agency for LCA is ADA and HAL is only manufacturing the product... GTRE, which was the prime design agency for the Kaveri engine has the unique distinction of not having developed a single aero-engine since its inception in the early 1950s and Kaveri will likewise never see the light of day. Nobody wanted LCA Mk I. Who wants MK II?? • Gp Capt. Tej Prakash Srivastava has served in Iraq and is a graduate of both DSSC and AWC. He was Directing Staff at DSSC and Chief Instructor at the College of Air Warfare. He Served at Air HQ, commanded a MiG-21 Sqn, and headed the IAF establishment of Strike Corps during ‘Operation Parakram’.

[@SandipPatil-gy4sw]

International defence market mein captain Tejas ko Badnam kar rahe hai....

[@Nikhil-gg7jt]

Maximum articles of Eurasian Times are misleading, they are just clickbait!

[@mandarp9472]

IAF needs at least 400 - 500 no of LCA versions to replace all Mig 21, Jaguars, Mig 27, Mirage 2000.

[@himanshugautam3405]

Only major downside of tejas is HAL itself, hope they turnaround their attitude else privatize them fully

[@lightyagami5483]

NOW ALL THOSE HATERS OF TEJAS WHO SAID THAT TEJAS WAS FORCED ON INDIAN AIRFORCE HAVE GONE SILENT LOL because now Indian Airforce has ordered 100 more Tejas MK1A alongside the 83 to be procured soon so total 220 Tejas with around 220 Sukhoi 30s Tejas has been loved so much by IAF that now alongside Sukhois, even Tejas are gonna become the 2nd backbone of Indian Airforce its great that how the game flipped within just 1 year XD now all the haters are gone lol (all those haters were lobbyists and pessimists, pessimism was in me too btw but now I know the reality, Tejas is indeed a success and soon will be bought by Argentina, in short, a major W for Indian armed forces and Indian defence industry)

[@sevvaluderreddy1791]

Once IAF and GOI took decision to induct indigenous Aircraft LCA Tejas as our fighter aircraft to replace MIG 21 , it's progress is fast . Our negligence to neglect our own make fighter aircraft costed us heavily. Now on this platform we are developing advanced versions TEDBF and AMCA , may be step by step but decisively. We started developing missiles in the same way . And today we have better missiles and planning more advanced with long range , may be by 2027 we will be one of top 4 nations having most advanced missile systems , which by no means a great achievement for India.

[@shubhashulmale6460]

Really great Indian Air force

[@83nitish]

Yes it's small Aircraft compared to Sukhoi MKI 30 but it can deliver Brahmos which can be very deadly against Submarines as it can be launched from Indian Aircraft Carrier.

[@xyz-iz2kf]

Eurasian times kal ye article upload kiya tha

[@BB-fb2uh]

Will add one more point....we are procuring JDAM for Tejas....hence weapons package includes Indian, Russian, Israeli, US and European weapons which is a huge advantage for Tejas

[@mandarp9472]

LCA Tejas MK 1 a & MK 2 is the best option for IAF looking at budget for modernisation, future upgrades, independent foreign policy.

[@saravananm864]

Indian Made and our own jet is required, Jai hind Jai iaf 🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@RP-qs1tp]

If Tejas was forced to IAF then it was done too late. It should have been forced to IAF 10 years ago itself. IAF unlike Navy needs arm twisting to buy Indian. If IAF was matured to know this and accept things for a very long term perspective and goal, all our problems and delays today would have been already solved. IAF itself is super slow. Look at mrfa requirements and paper work from iaf itself!

[@emperor2267]

To be self reliant, we have to take some discomfort. That's the process of evolving ourselves.

[@himanshumalik5100]

Bhai j20 ke liye amca hai..aur tejas ka successor tejas mk2 aur tedbf bhul gaye kya..

[@JATINKUMAR-qu4vi]

Go for Tejas 🙏

[@ghungroogangatesh3549]

Yes it was, HALs inefficient production line needs to be kept open , even MK2 is delayed ….this is why Dassault refused to partner with HAL, it’s overstuffed, inefficient and costs too much to produce anything with good quality

[@ssfactsandupdates3142]

Jai Hind

[@newbiekhyber]

Even if it was "forced" on IAF it is a good move. First, just regular usage of the Tejas will lead to improvements in the future versions; second, competing countries wouldn't want Tejas to be successful for their vested interests.

[@uvg319]

The mk1-a with its enhanced weapons package will be a handful even for 4th gen American fighters.

[@prateekshrivastava7836]

The article is a clear case of hit job done with focus on - Malaysian competition, proper course of action would be HAL suing the retired IAF group captain, let him prove in the court of law what he has written is actually relevant!!

[@roneomatrix]

Well I think there is nothing wrong with forcing our Airforce to acquire Tejas. This was required to break the strong lobby which favor’s to purchase foreign aircraft even though we have a good homegrown fighter jet .. as the saying goes Indians are laatoo ke bhoot jo batoon se nahi mantay 😁 & Modij knows that .. so overall we are happy that Tejas was forced else it would have faced the same fate as that of Marut jets !!

[@kaartstudio8661]

please make a video on Indian navy's deck crew and compare it with others quad countries !