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Is Tejas MK2 4th generation?
The Tejas Mk2 is an advanced 4.5 generation aircraft which would be equal and in some cases, superior to the French Rafale. It also shares some properties of the world’s most advanced aircraft such as the F-22 Raptor. Credit: Handout.
What generation is Tejas MK2?
4.5-generation
There is much excitement surrounding the 4.5-generation Tejas Mk-2 aircraft’s specifications and how it fares against its competitors.
Will Tejas MK2 have Supercruise?
The redesigned fighter was first unveiled at the Aero India air show 2019, it was a 17.5 tonne class fighter with close coupled canards and integrated IRST system. Metal-cutting for the Tejas Mark 2 started in February 2021. Apart from stealth, supercruise is the key feature of Tejas Mark 2.
Will Tejas MK-2 be a fifth generation aircraft?
For Tejas Mk-2 to be a fifth generation aircraft, it has to have the above qualities which it can’t have because: Tejas Mk-2 will not have stealth capability as it is just an upgrade over the earlier design of Tejas Mk-1 which is not a stealthy design.
What is Tejas Mark 2 – medium weight fighter?
Tejas Mark 2 – The Tejas Mk 2, also called “Medium Weight Fighter”, is to feature the more powerful General Electric F414-GE-INS6 engine with 98 kN of thrust. In November 2009, Ministry of Defence sanctioned ₹2,431.55 crore (equivalent to ₹ 46 billion or US$660 million in 2018) for development of Tejas Mk 2,…
Should India’s Tejas Mark-2 be replaced by AMCA?
T o maintain a qualitative edge over its adversaries, put scarce resources to better use and look at over 50 years at the horizon, the Indian Air Force should drop its plan to make 200 fourth generation LCA Tejas Mark-2 fighter jets and focus on the fifth generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft – AMCA – stealth fighter jets.
When will the first Tejas Mark 2 be launched?
The first flight of Tejas Mark 2 is expected to be in 2023 with series production to begin by 2026. The development of Tejas Mark 2 or MWF was initiated to address all the shortcomings in Tejas Mark 1 and Mark 1A, and to meet the original Air Staff Requirements (ASR) set out for the LCA programme by the IAF.