IAF To Induct AMCA & 450 Different Aircraft In The Next Decade

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the IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria said,
the immediate focus is on signing the contract for 83 LCA-Mk1A than the tender for 114 fighter aircraft, The mainstay of the IAF in the next decade would be the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).”
in the next five years the induction of 83 LCA Mk1A will start. Also, the IAF will soon be signing a contract for 106 HTT-40 and the LCH with HAL, The deal for the 83 LCA-Mk1A is expected to be firmed up by the year-end.
The procurement of the MiG-29 fighters and Su-30MKI has been under consideration for almost two years and the decision to sign the deal for these aircraft has been taken on priority bases in view of the ongoing tensions between India and China along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh
Will India Buy More French Fighters?
Responding to the media questions, the IAF Chief did not comment on any immediate order for two more squadrons from French Dassault Aviation for the `Rafale
LCA Mk 1A
The 83 indigenous fighters the IAF is planning to buy will include ten twin-seater version for the training purpose.

These aircraft will be fitted with GE-414 engines from America.

The Kaveri engine which was started for the indigenous fighters has been in the making for more than four decades and now will be used for powering the UAVs made in India.

These LCA aircraft will replace the MiG-21 Bison aircraft, which are being phased out gradually.

The aircraft is considered as four and a half-generation and has the capacity to be upgraded later.

It will come with mid-air refuelling, active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.

Also, there will be electronic warfare suites, and can be equipped with different types of weapons, missiles and bombs

When will LCA Mark-2 and the AMCA be ready?
According to sources, the LCA Mark-2 is expected to be ready by 2023 and the first flight of AMCA is expected by 2032

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