F16s made in India: why second best is best
| dc.contributor.author | Kapur, S. Paul | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ganguly, Sumit | |
| dc.contributor.corporate | Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | National Security Affairs | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-21T15:42:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-03-21T15:42:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-03-14 | |
| dc.description.abstract | India is in the market for a new fighter plane—actually, about 200 new fighter planes. The country's fleet of MiG 21s is aging and increasingly prone to accidents, so it is seeking a replacement capable of air superiority and ground-attack missions [1]. Initial reports suggested that the indigenously produced Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) might play this role. The Tejas, however, has been plagued with problems; a government investigation identified 53 design flaws, including underpowered engines, excess weight, poor maneuverability, lack of fuel capacity, underperforming radar, and maintenance shortcomings. Thus, despite a development process spanning more than 30 years, the Tejas remains unfit for combat duty. A Tejas Mark II will supposedly address many of the first edition’s shortcomings, but flight testing is not expected to commence until late 2018. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 3 p. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Kapur, S. Paul, and Sumit Ganguly. "F-16s, Made in India." Foreign Affairs (2017). | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10945/52364 | |
| dc.publisher | Council on Foreign Relations | en_US |
| dc.rights | This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States. | en_US |
| dc.title | F16s made in India: why second best is best | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication |