Russian media said, in the 1980s, the United States needs the Pakistan against the Soviet military invasion of Afghanistan, therefore publicly supported confrontation with India, Pakistan, resulting in other Western countries to give up to enter the Indian arms market, and even then the Indian peninsula in fact belong to the sphere of influence of the Soviet Union . But India does not fully Western isolation, the French arms on the expansion of the Indian market is very good, because the French withdrawal from NATO military institutions in 1966, the Soviet Union apparently not hostile to the military-technical cooperation of the Indian Act. The French first supply SA316B helicopter, later assist a large number of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd permission production SA315B helicopter. In addition to the assembly Soviet MiG fighter, India is also licensed production Jaguar I fighter jointly developed by France and Britain. The Flanders "Mosquito British do not want to give up the same old colonies of British exports to the Indian Army" centurion "tank full advantage of Pakistan M-47 tanks in the war, and later to assist India in assembling the same use of the successful Simuliidae "light fighter.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia was so busy dealing with internal problems, still in the Gorbachev era began, cracks rupture of diplomatic ties with India. At the same time, Pakistan's nuclear test in 1998 before the Western sanctions, has already come in terms of modern weaponry in front of India, such as the performance of the F-16C fighter of the Pakistan Air Force equipment is state-of-the-art, Indian Air Force was basically no aircraft able against it. At that time, only a small number of advanced MiG-29 fighter of India, and later aircraft were introduced in the 1990s, but India is not satisfied with the quality of the MiG aircraft, both Russian production or assembly of India, in 2001 alone - In 2008, the Indian Air Force losses due to a variety of air accident 54 MiG fighter, India decided to buy 126 French used Mirage-2000 fighter. But this ambitious plan did not get the support of the budget funds, the Indian Air Force eventually got only 41 single-seaters and 10 two-seater Mirage 2000.
Russian media said the Indian Air Force to introduce advanced fighter all initiatives are quite slow, plus domestic LCA fighter project once abortion India in any case unable to rapidly improve the Air Force strength irreparable modern fighter between China and Pakistan gap.
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd developed fighter LCA "agile" process is quite long, and domestic "Arjun" tanks developed process is basically the same, are facing many difficulties, twists and turns, so they could not make a breakthrough. The LCA project tasks as early as 1983 had been issued, the time, the only requirement is that their performance must go beyond India has assembled hundreds of MiG-21MF fighter aircraft, with the Swedish JAS-39 "Gripen", the French "Mirage 2000" foothold in the international market with the F-16 and the United States. In 1985, India adjustment requirements should be developed naval version of "agile", replace the Sea Harrier vertical takeoff and landing fighter LCA light combat aircraft project. France's Dassault company involved in the development of the project, to forcibly inculcate the design concept of the Mirage-2000 to India. Frankly, the optimum positioning of the LCA aircraft is a short distance from the Indian aircraft carrier deck takeoff, air mobility operations and alpine regions to participate in the India-Pakistan border. The first design drawings of the LCA project until it was released in 1987, began manufacturing validation until 1990. 1993 Lockheed - Martin task for its design of airborne electronic equipment. After project stagnation, a second prototype was manufactured until 1996, after the launch test flight for the first time at the end of 1998. The F404-GE-F2J3 engine test prototype equipment developed by the General Electric Company, India's domestic GTX-35VS Kaveri engine until 1997 Ru Khodorkovsky, Russia tested. India subsequently found that the United States made LCA fighters higher development cost, imported parts cost a lot of money, and synthetic materials, domestic fighter development project expenditures of up to $ 1.4 billion, in contrast, in accordance with the parity in 1996, a more advanced The YF-23 aircraft development costs only $ 1.2 billion.
In 1998, Pakistan has nuclear weapons, response, India conducted nuclear tests is then successively the results of the two countries are subject to a U.S. arms embargo sanctions. Already basically complete India's LCA fighter was once again faced with adversity, the project process is forced to stagnation. Until 2001 India's second pre-production LCA "agile" fighter was able to with American engines and airborne electronic equipment, test launches. The final shape of the volume LCA until 2013, will be fitted out the Indian Air Force, the distance had been a whole year has passed 30 of the R & D tasks start project.
Russian media said the result of long delays is India's LCA "agile" fighter is now quite old, no longer meet modern requirements. Indian Air Force in 2007, had requested modification was not yet complete LCA Mk-2 aircraft, make it to upgrade to the level of 4th generation + fighter. Subsequent production LSP-4 aircraft sample machine uses a new phased array antenna, the Indian aviation industry in Israel to help the development of the domestic advanced avionics. In 2009, the Pakistan Air Force equipment was jointly developed with China's FC-1 "Fierce Dragon" / JF-17 "Lightning" modern fighter, further stimulate India to accelerate the pace of development of LCA fighter. 4 pre-production LCA supersonic flight test aircraft carrying bombs to complete in June 2010, with the completion of the five samples of domestic engine LSP-5 first flight in July 2010. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd as early as March 30, 2006 has been signed to supply the Indian Air Force, the first batch of 20 LCA agile fighter contract, but has not yet been delivered. It is reported that six LCA "agile fighter squadrons of the Indian Air Force plans to set up in 2022, the Mk-1, two squadrons, Mk-4 squadrons, Mk-1 aircraft delivered from April 2013 equipment, Mk-2 from 2014.
At the same time, India's Sea Harrier fighter to use the deadline will be extended to 2032, but the Indian Navy still do not have anyone to give up the LCA "agile" naval version of the research task, although it has been a strong competitor MiG -29K carrier-based fighter, plans to deploy a number on the purchase of second-hand aircraft carrier from Russia in India "Vic Rama Tia". India plans construction of boats and aircraft carriers in the future, including the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, Russia has appeared in a variety of problems in modified second-hand aircraft carrier to India, Russia in India's domestic carrier construction projects within the framework of the related contract opportunities will be small .
Russian media said, in terms of technical performance, the Indian-made LCA agile fighter pilots, 13.2 meters long, has a wingspan of 8.2 meters, 4.4 meters high, the wing area of 37.5 square meters, the empty weight of 5.5 tons, the standard take-off weight of 12.5 tons, maximum takeoff weight of 15.5 tons, 3 tons of internal fuel weight, use a homemade GTX-35VS "Kaveri" engine, no afterburner thrust of 52 kN, kN afterburning 90. In-flight performance, the maximum speed of 1920 km / h (Mach 1.8), the practical range of 2000 km, the life time of 2.3 hours (without air refueling), a service ceiling of 15,950 meters, the wing load of 221.4 kg / sq m, thrust to weight ratio of 0.73 maximum use overload +9.0 /-3.5g. Weaponry, equipped with a 23 mm double-barreled GSH-23 gun, ammunition base 220 rounds. Eight weapon pylons, each bracket below three pylons, machine belly Ministry a rack, the lower left of the belly of a rack, bomb load of four tons, mainly domestic "Astra" air-to-air missiles, Russian-made R-77 and R-73 air-to-air missiles and anti-ship missiles, guided bombs, free-fall bombs and rockets.
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