The Ministry of Defense has set up a panel of 5 members to resolve delays in the production and induction of light combat aircraft (LCA) -MK1A. Development occurs week after the chief of air Indian Air Force (IAF), Marshal AP Singh, reported delays in the delivery of LCA-MK1A.
The committee, led by the defense secretary, Rajesh Kumar Singh, was invited to identify the bottlenecks of the Tejas program and recommend measures to accelerate the production of the fighter plane.
The panel received a deadline of 1 month to submit its report, said in India today citing officials. The panel will explore the means of amplier the participation of the private sector in the manufacture of aircraft to accelerate deliveries.
The IAF should operate around 350 variants, including MK-1, MK-1A and MK-2 in the next decade and beyond.
Speaking to Aero India in Bengaluru, the head of the IAF said that he was “simply not confident” in the Hindustan State Capacity Aeronautics Limited (Hal’s) to meet deadlines and qualified him of “very erroneous” situation.
The exasperation of the marshal of the chief of air ap Singh, however, was not unfounded. He said that when he came to Bengaluru, it was promised that 11 Tejas MK1AS would be ready but not a single LCA-MK1A was not yet ready.
The chief of air has also rejected the renowned attempts at existing models without notable improvements, saying: “The plane you stole, calling MK1A. It’s not MK1A. It cannot happen simply by changing software or by look. “He then added:” Mazaa Nahin Aa Raha. ”
Speaking at a conference last month, the head of the IAF said that they had not yet received the 40 TEJAS fighter planes ordered in 2010. The Indian Air Force is currently operating 36 MK1A planes with Deliveries of 4 pending.
The IAF covered its bets on the LCA MK1A – the orders of 83, to fill a lack of hunting jets in its squadrons. The IAF inducted only 36 Rafale planes, part of the fleet of 4.5 generation necessary to counter threats from China and Pakistan.
After the public reprimand of the marshal of the chief of air, the president and managing director of Hal, DK Sunil, underlined the disturbances of the supply chain involving the engines General Electric (GE) as a key factor but not the “laziness of industry “.
(With Shivani Sharma entries)
