New Delhi: Air Force Chief B S Dhanoa today said, if Pakistan's fighter jet JF-17 is an aircraft of the present, then indigenously developed Tejas is the future.
JF-17 is a lightweight, single-engine, multi-role combat aircraft developed jointly by Pakistan and China.
"There is a very good article in one of the aviation journals. He (the author) says JF-17 is not as technologically advanced as Tejas. So, he said JF-17 aircraft is of today because they have fielded much more squadrons than us, and Tejas is the aircraft of the future. It has much better systems."
"It depends on how we equip it. I am sure we can come out with a better plane," Dhanoa said in response to a question on which one is a better aircraft.
Light Combat Aircraft Tejas, built by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), was inducted into the Indian Air Force in July 2016.
It was also pressed into service during the Air Force drill 'Gaganshakti 2018' held this month.
Asked whether there were issues regarding Tejas during the exercise, Dhanoa responded in the affirmative. He said this could be because of moving the jets from Bengaluru, which has a temperate climate, to hot desert during the operation.
"But HAL got it up in less than six hours and thereafter, Tejas matched with other aircraft detail for detail," he said.
27/04/18 PTI/India Today
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JF-17 is a lightweight, single-engine, multi-role combat aircraft developed jointly by Pakistan and China.
"There is a very good article in one of the aviation journals. He (the author) says JF-17 is not as technologically advanced as Tejas. So, he said JF-17 aircraft is of today because they have fielded much more squadrons than us, and Tejas is the aircraft of the future. It has much better systems."
"It depends on how we equip it. I am sure we can come out with a better plane," Dhanoa said in response to a question on which one is a better aircraft.
Light Combat Aircraft Tejas, built by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), was inducted into the Indian Air Force in July 2016.
It was also pressed into service during the Air Force drill 'Gaganshakti 2018' held this month.
Asked whether there were issues regarding Tejas during the exercise, Dhanoa responded in the affirmative. He said this could be because of moving the jets from Bengaluru, which has a temperate climate, to hot desert during the operation.
"But HAL got it up in less than six hours and thereafter, Tejas matched with other aircraft detail for detail," he said.
27/04/18 PTI/India Today
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