At the end of November 2023,Modi personally boarded the Tejas fighter jetI experienced a total of 30 minutes of flight and was full of praise for it after getting off the plane.
Indians on the "Tejour" fightersVery highly ratedClaim that it will beMilestones for Air India,However, many countries outside the world do not recognize it.
In order to show the reliability of their own domestic fighters, Ananta Krishnan, chairman of Hindustan Aeronautics, saidThe Philippines, Nigeria, and Argentina have the idea of introducing Tejas fighters.
Speaking of the "Brilliant" fighter, it is impossible to mention its history of development, which is even more famous than its name.
This fighter was developed as early as the 80s of the last century, by Hindustan Aeronautics, and the Su-27 was also in the development stage during the same periodA sign of the rise of the Indian aviation sector.
After extensively absorbing the experience of advanced fighters from all over the world, India has chosenImitation of the aerodynamic layout of the Mirage 2000to ensure the maneuverability of the aircraft.
In terms of the power of the test model in the early stage, India has chosenF404 engine,Although the performance of this engine is excellent, because the "Brilliant" fighter is too light and too small, the adaptability is not very good, and it is very troublesome to modify it when changing the engine in the later stage.
Later, the "Brilliant" fighter was indeed affected during the test processdelayed the delivery of the project.
From 1983, when the Tejas fighter project officially began to be developed, it was not until 2001 that the first flight was achieved, which lasted for a long time17 years
To know,The United States tried the fifth-generation stealth fighter for the first timeJust used15 yearstime, and the "Brilliant" fighter onlyThree and a half generations of levels, but it took much longer, enough to see the backwardness of India's industrial and technological system.
It doesn't matter, it's the first time that India has engaged in domestic fighters, in shortFlying is considered a success.
Problems arose after the first flight, due to funding problems, coupled with disputes with Stan Airlines and other partnersThe "Brilliant" fighter jets have not been delivered for a long time
Later, the Indian Air Force added another batch of orders, so that the project would not be stillborn.
It was not until 2013 that it officially entered the service of the Indian Air Force, and the Indians at this time spoke very highly of the "Tejour" fighter and thought that IndiaIn the future, it has the ability to build it into a fifth-generation stealth fighter.
Some scientific research workers in India are equally optimistic that the "Brilliant" fighter was developed at the beginningThe positioning is a fourth-generation fighter,There is a lot of potential for development.
But when it comes to mass production, it's allIt can be regarded as a third-generation aircraftUp to three and a half generations.
Counting the research and development process of the "Brilliant" fighter, it has gone through a total of 30 years, and the Chinese first-class ships are all "dumplings", and India is still entangled in the "Brilliant" fighter.
And after the delivery, the "Brilliant" fighters are still in a semi-finished state, theyhad to be re-sanded,Today, there is finally something to be gained.
However, now the world's major countries are generally equipped with fifth-generation fighters, and India is still working on the third generation, which can be described as suchService is backward.
What's even more interesting is that India also "shamelessly" vigorously praised the "Brilliant" fighter and put it as a "Brilliant" fighterBoasted as the "Indian God Machine".
So is this fighter good or not?If nothing else, take the "Brilliant" fighterSo far, not a single one has been soldThe dismal sales results are enough to show the attitude of various countries towards it.
The Indian side was not convinced, and hurriedly came out to "refute the rumors" and saidWho said that no one bought the "Tejour" fighter?Now Nigeria, the Philippines, and Argentina are negotiating with themselves.
Why are these three countries so "unthinkable"?PossiblyTwo waysCauses.
First, after years of improvement, the "Brilliant" fighter has some detailsThere is still some meritTarget.
For example, its large sweep delta wing has a relatively large maximum lift coefficient, which makes it have a good instantaneous hovering ability, which is at the top level among the three and a half generations of fighters.
Moreover, the "Tejli" fighter uses a tailless delta wing layout with cut roots, which has certain local characteristics.
Compared to India's all-powerful aircraft carrier, obviouslyThe "Brilliant" fighter has to improve a lotThese aspects are worthy of recognition.
On the other hand, these so-called buyersThe level of the Air Force is generally backward, for them such a third-and-a-half-generation fighter as the "Brilliant" fighterThere is a greater demand.
Take itPhilippine Air ForceFor example, they are still equipped with South Korean-made FA-50 fighters, Brazilian-made A-29 Super Tucano propeller attack aircraft, and the Black Hawk *** does not constitute a system as a whole.
For such a backward Philippine Air Force, not to mention the "Brilliant" fighter, even if it is a more backward model, they will probably accept it.
The Philippines is a neighbor of ChinaTheir purpose in introducing the "Brilliant" fighter is self-evident, but they want toUsed against China, which is obviously not of practical significance.
Any fighter model in service in the Chinese Air Force is capable ofPress the "Brilliant" fighter to the ground and rub itBoth in quantity and qualityThe advantages we have are disruptive.
Therefore, the introduction of the "Tejour" fighter by the Philippines is of little significance, and it is difficult to say whether it can be discussed with India.
In addition, although Nigeria and Argentina have ideas, if India does not lower the "Brilliant" fighter, it is estimated that it will not be able to grasp this opportunityThe dismal sales performance of "hanging 0" will continue to be maintained.
In fact, in terms of India's industrial and technological level, the "Brilliant" fighterIt's basically "in sight".。So far, a large number of parts of this fighter have come from abroad, including many core components.
As Atta, the former technical adviser to the country's Minister of Defense, said:
"Countries like India, which can't even build a car engine, are trying to develop a fighter engine. ”What's more, the foundation of the "Brilliant" fighter is thin, the potential for future improvement is not great, and it is almost impossible to continue to develop like the Su-27.
Therefore, the presence of the "Brilliant" fighter in the future will be lower and lower.
For India, thoughIt's a good attemptThis is how China has come to see if they can grasp the valuable experience that is useful.
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References:
1] Huanqiu.com: LCA
2] China ** Network: "The Prospect of India's Carrier-based Fighter Program is Unexpected".
3] Miao Guifang, Beijing United Publishing Company: "All Kinds of Modern **".