LCA- Tejas ( Light Combat Aircraft )

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LCA is the smallest light weight multirole combat aircraft in the world. Incorporating state-of-the-art technologies in every aspect of design and development, this single-seat single-engine tactical fighter from India is among the best in the world.

LCA is India's first modern fighter aircraft, designed specifically to meet the requirements of the Indian Air Force. Light Combat Aircraft popularly known as LCA is the pride of the nation, is the one of the Sole programs run Under which the Technology in the matters of Defence has taken a Quantum leap in India. Though there were sanctions Imposed,the LCA program was right there on the track and We Indians are Proud of LCA-Tejas. Today This Future machine is now into Production and already 4-Fighter and a Limited Series Production (LSP-1) are Flying with pride in the sky. The Aircraft uses the latest Technology in avionics, fly by wire system, glass cockpit and is a very much Stealthy in the sky.

LCA First Flight
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2138016824628320950

LCA on NGC
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4503725423837794418


LCA Formation Flight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH5OhQKXwL0


LCA at Aero India
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK_rvEh_08I

 

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Tejas to be fitted with Israeli multi-mode radar

BY : THE HINDU

The indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas will, after years of delay, soon be fitted with its primary mission sensor, the multi-mode radar (MMR).

P.S. Subramaniam, Programme Director, Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), the defence laboratory that is designing the LCA, told The Hindu that “airworthy unitsâ€￾ of the Israeli – manufactured MMR would be arriving here early next week for integration into the aircraft. The Elta designed and developed MMR, Elta EL/M-2052 which will be an interim option since India is developing an indigenous one, has already undergone tests on the flight test bed and ground rig in Israel.

One of the most crucial pieces of equipment on any fighter aircraft, the MMR determines the operational effectiveness of the machine, with no fighter aircraft being in a position to perform as one without an MMR.

In the LCA the MMR’s primary role will be to detect and locate targets, process the information, lock on the target and pass this input to the mission computer. From the mission computer this information will be utilised by the pilot as he contemplates weapon release activity. The MMR will also create ground and contour maps when selected.

The long delay in the arrival of the MMR has without doubt pushed the Rs.6,000-crore LCA programme back by many a year. Though initially ADA had intended to use the Ericsson Microwave Systems PS-05/A MMR, it was decided in the early 1990s to indigenously develop one.

But the joint efforts by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (Hyderabad) and Electronics and Radar Development Laboratory (Bangalore) along with coordination from the Centre for Airborne Studies (CABS) failed to come up to expectations. This resulted in the ADA running weaponisation tests on the LCA with a weapon delivery pod, which is not a primary sensor, being forced to keep critical tests on hold.