First Tejas From Nashik Factory Coming in March 2025

[Prashu Sam]

It is too slow production rate. Whatever is the reasons need to address and fix asap. HAL can not keep on giving the future dates and then extend them. They are accountable for India's highest need in Defense.

 

[desigandu]

Too slow...Yes there are engine bottlenecks, but what investment is needed to say produce 36+ jets per year confirmed...HAL should plan for 36 with investments, capacity and work towards mitigating bottlenecks, as we may need 36+ by the time Tejas Mk2s come long by 2028-2030.

 

[desigandu]

Not happening. The engine bottleneck, at the very least, is still very much present.

This is classic failure of the most critical aspect GE 404s...My question is HAL, DRDO, IAF all ha d a sense of the capacity required (at least as an options) what did they do to mitigate it? Yes there was Covid-19 and things went awry, but still - could we have assembled 404s in India with limited TOT...Defense production by nature is critical, risky and dependent on political will...But hoping all the time for the lowest cost is not the solution, as it leads to severe delays...Building redundancy will cost money but helps with capacity...I hope we will get better at planning and execution...It seems frustrating from the outside..