HAL的LCA 还是很厉害的--IAF再买20架！

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IAF Places Order For Additional 20 LCAs


The Indian Air Force (IAF) has placed an additional order for 20 Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) with the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and restored its faith on the indigenous fighter. The Indian Ministry of Defence has indicated that the tender for the same in on track.

The indigenous Tejas fighter will be a replacement for the ageing fleet of MiG-21 fighters with the IAF. The new squadron of the fighter plane will be the second order that the IAF has placed with HAL for the Tejas LCA. Although the IAF had decided to evaluate the performance of the Tejas fighter before ordering a second squadron, the need for a replacement prompted the IAF to deploy the LCA with its current capabilities.

The IAF’s current and future fleet position is rather grim. Analysts have indicated that against a sanctioned requirement of 39.5 squadrons, IAF is left with just 32 squadrons. Each squadron has 21 aircraft. It has been projected that by 2015, another six squadrons of MiG-21s and two squadrons of MiG-27s will become redundant. At the rate that HAL is manufacturing and producing aircraft, it is apparent that IAF will have roughly 29 squadrons of fighters in year 2015.=======================================



IAF Places Order For Additional 20 LCAs


The Indian Air Force (IAF) has placed an additional order for 20 Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) with the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and restored its faith on the indigenous fighter. The Indian Ministry of Defence has indicated that the tender for the same in on track.

The indigenous Tejas fighter will be a replacement for the ageing fleet of MiG-21 fighters with the IAF. The new squadron of the fighter plane will be the second order that the IAF has placed with HAL for the Tejas LCA. Although the IAF had decided to evaluate the performance of the Tejas fighter before ordering a second squadron, the need for a replacement prompted the IAF to deploy the LCA with its current capabilities.

The IAF’s current and future fleet position is rather grim. Analysts have indicated that against a sanctioned requirement of 39.5 squadrons, IAF is left with just 32 squadrons. Each squadron has 21 aircraft. It has been projected that by 2015, another six squadrons of MiG-21s and two squadrons of MiG-27s will become redundant. At the rate that HAL is manufacturing and producing aircraft, it is apparent that IAF will have roughly 29 squadrons of fighters in year 2015.