Tejas Mark 2 to roll out in 2022 – Burning Issues – Free PDF Download

• The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 13 approved the Rs 48,000-crore deal to procure 73 Tejas Mk-1A variants and 10 LCA Tejas Mk-1 trainer aircraftfrom the HAL to boost the Indian Air Force’s combat prowess.

• Tejas Mark II is likely to roll out by August-September of 2022 after that the first flight will take some time. The first high-speed trial of the jet will start in 2023 and we expect the production to start somewhere around 2025,” Mr. Madhavan told PTI.

AN IMPROVED VERSION OF MK-1A

• With increase in range and payload capability, Mr. Madhavan said the new variant will be much superior than Tejas Mark-IA.
• He said the upgraded version will have a bigger fuselage, longer range, better maintainability, greater load carrying capability, much stronger engine power and superior net-centric warfare systems.

AN IMPROVED VERSION OF MK-1A

•  Asked about the weapon package for Tejas Mark II, Mr. Madhavan did not give a direct reply and said it will be decided at a later stage depending on requirement and changing dynamics.
•  Note: No Precise Specifications have been released yet.

5 TH GEN AIRCRAFT IN PIPELINE

•  India is working on the fifth-generation medium weight deep penetration fighter jet and the project is estimated to cost around $5 billion.
•  On the next generation advanced multi-role combat aircraft (AMCA) project, Madhavan said the aim was to implementthe project under the framework of a special purpose vehicle also involving private sector players.

SPV WITH PRIVATE SECTOR

• Mr. Madhavan said the prototype of the aircraft is likely to be ready by 2026 and its production could start by 2030.
• “It is still in the initial design stage. We are trying to get into a SPV route where HAL and DRDO will be partners and we will try to bring in some private players, at least two. We want them [private players] to have a slight majority [stakes] so that it does not become a government entity,” he said.

SPV WITH PRIVATE SECTOR

• Mr. Madhavan said the thinking has been that the private players could hold 50.5% stakes in the venture so that it is deemed as private though there will be provisions for audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).
• Mr. Madhavan suggested that the implementation of the project under the SPV route will cut procedural delays.

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