Tejas Mk2 Fighter Jets Expected for Indian Air Force by 2029

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is slated to begin receiving deliveries of the advanced Tejas Mk2 fighter jet by the end of 2029, according to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Chairman and Managing Director, CB Ananthakrishnan.

This timeline depends on the timely completion of key development stages. HAL plans to roll out the first Tejas Mk2 prototype by late 2025, aiming for its first test flight in 2026. The aircraft will then enter a thorough flight test program lasting 2-3 years, ensuring its readiness and safety before production commences.

While the initial Tejas Mk2 will have some limitations in air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons capabilities, the IAF will take charge of integrating more advanced weaponry. The IAF has ambitious plans to eventually acquire 200 Tejas Mk2 jets, entirely replacing their older Jaguar, Mirage-2000, and MiG-29UPG fleets by 2040. This will significantly upgrade India's air combat power with domestically-produced, advanced fighters.

 

[saurav]

Role out by 2025 is feasible time. The rest is euphoric in nature. Tejas mk2 is with canards, and so has different aerodynamic the tejas mk1.

it is not like rolling dice.

 

[Raj]

Role out by 2025 is feasible time. The rest is euphoric in nature. Tejas mk2 is with canards, and so has different aerodynamic the tejas mk1.

It is highly doubtful with the Canards.

 

[Raj]

Dec 2028. That way he will not have any responsibility for the delay once he retires !

He might be rolling out a beautiful picture of MK2 to hang at his home after he retires in 2029.

 

[Raj]

So it will not take 3 years from contract date to roll out first Tejas MK2? Obviously it will, HAL is speaking lies....

Canards and it’s software will do all the magic.

 

[Raj]

There's a zero percent chance it'll happen by 2029. We've heard similar grand promises before, and none of them ever came true.

possible or not, we are not spending $40-50Bln to buy 114 foreign 4th gen jets, it is really not worth it, we only have $17-$20Bln allotted for MRFA.

 

[Raj]

what about MK1B, IAF wants this after MK1A.

Then how would they have time, in the meantime they have to Duper Sukhoi, MIG-29 UPG, atEDBF rollout and AMCA rollout, so it’s just impossible.

 

[Deepak Hegde]

may be HAL is talking about MK2 prototype rollout, they have a few GE-F414 engines, to setup infra for making GE-F414 Engine, just to setup infra to manufacture GE-F414 will itself take some time.

Yes, I also thought as much. There is no other way they could do that.

 

[Deepak Hegde]

He might be rolling out a beautiful picture of MK2 to hang at his home after he retires in 2029.

2028, not 2029. If 2029, he would be accountable for the delays !

 

[kejruddin]

impossible before 2029