I must say that there is a clear similarity between the LCA and the JF-17. Both have engine problems. Supporters of both aircrafts think that there are no problems.
Kaveri will not be available as it has failed. Now Indians are inviting foreign manufacturers to submit proposals and help. No one knows as to how many more decades will pass before Kaveri becomes a reality. Yes GE is available but it is foreign and LCA is an indigenous product.
RD-93 is being denied by the Russians for JF-17 but Pakistanis are acting as if there is no problem and talk about so many other engines which can not be fitted on.
What I can hear a is a lot of patriotic and emotional talk in defending their Tejas and Thunders. But no one is being realistic.
Kaveri will not be available as it has failed. Now Indians are inviting foreign manufacturers to submit proposals and help. No one knows as to how many more decades will pass before Kaveri becomes a reality. Yes GE is available but it is foreign and LCA is an indigenous product.
RD-93 is being denied by the Russians for JF-17 but Pakistanis are acting as if there is no problem and talk about so many other engines which can not be fitted on.
What I can hear a is a lot of patriotic and emotional talk in defending their Tejas and Thunders. But no one is being realistic.