Tejas The Made-In-India Mascot
Tejas Charms the U.S ,Australia and 5 other nations
Indigenous light combat aircraft making headlines
Argentina to Opt for Tejas Aircraft ?
Highly Agile ,Multi-role supersonic fighter
On the lookout for supersonic fighters Argentina plans to spent about $684 Million . Argentina lost supersonic capacity after dassault mirage IIs were retired in 2015.
Apart from Tejas ,U.S F-16 , Russian MIG -35 and China\Pak JF-17 are also in the fray .
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Tejas Indigenous Light Combat Aircraft
The Mase-in-India jets is a single-engine lightweight ,highly agile ,Multi-role supersonic fighter . Tejas has a quadruplex digital fly-by-wire flight Control System (FCS) with associated advance flight control laws .
Use of advance composites in the airframe high strength-to-weight ratio,long fatigue life low radar signatures . The jet with delta wing as designed for “Air Combat” and “Offensive Air Support” with “Reconnaissance” and “Anti-Ship” as secondary roles .
The Argentina Armed Forces been suffering from the fallout of the 1982 Falklands War
Tejas Fighter For Argentina ?
“Since the Falklands War in 1982 the U.K has limited or banned the supply of spare parts and material for military hardware to Argentina. Tejas a viable option but the fighter original radar is partly of British Origin . The In flight refueling system is of British design and the ejection seat comes from British company Martin-Baker”.
Quad members U.S and Australia among nations that have evinced interests in the Tejas .
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Tejas Charms Seven Countries
The U.S
Australia
Indonesia
Argentina
Philippines
Egypt
Malaysia
In March Argentina team toured Hal Aircraft Chopper and engine manufacturing areas . MIG-35 May not be picked and the U.S is reportedly uneager to sell F-16s to Argentina .
Key Facts About the Tejas
“Length 13.2m
Span 8.2m
Height 4.4m
Payload 5.3T
Speed 1.6m
Radius of the Action 300km
Takeoff distance 1700m
Landing distance 1300 m
Service Ceiling 16km
Keen on defense indigenisation Govt been making diplomatic efforts to export Tejas . Israel may also pitch and offer refurbished upgraded Kfir Jets to Argentina .
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