The multi role Tejus fighter jet developed by India will mark its international debut at this year's Bahrain International Air Show (BI...
The multi role Tejus fighter jet developed by India will mark its international debut at this year's Bahrain International Air Show (BIAS), which will be held from 21-23 January 2016.
Two of these four plus generation fighters will enthrall audience at the Sakhir Airbase with flying displays and will also be on static display.
International aviation experts will have their first look at the delta winged composite aircraft developed by Indian Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
The Tejus will be parked on Pad 15, adjacent to its arch rival JF-17 fighter developed jointly by Pakistan and China.
The all metal JF-17 is operational with Pakistan since 2010 and is a knock off of the Russian MiG-21 fighter designed in 1960s.
The two fighters left the Jamnagar airbase in India for ferry flight to Bahrain on Wednesday and had a stopover at Muscat for refueling.
Powered by a single GE F404 afterburning turbofan rated at 89 kN, Tejas has a pure double delta wing configuration with no tail planes and a single dorsal fin. It is supersonic and highly maneuverable, and is the smallest and lightest in its class of contemporary combat aircraft.
With a maximum weight of 13,200 kg, Tejus can carry a payload of 3500 kg on eight under wing hard points including laser guided bombs and long range air to air missiles.
Development began in the early 1990s to replace the large fleet of obsolete MiG-21 operated by Indian Air Force (IAF).
Tejus completed its maiden flight in 2001. Initial Operational Clearance was achieved in 2013 and Final Operational Clearance has been delayed to mid 2016.
The 3000 km journey will help to guage and improve the operational capability of Tejus, which have completed more than 3000 incident free flight tests.
IAF received the first Tejus fighter in Feb 2015 and have decided to triple order for the type to 120. Naval and two seat trainer variants are also undergoing flight testing.
During the Bahrain Airshow 2014, DRDO displayed the Airborne Early Warning Control aircraft based on a Embraer EMB-145 business jet platform developed for Indian Air Force.
The Sarang team of IAF will be the only helicopter display team at the airshow, flying the Indian ALH Dhruv helicopter designed & developed by HAL.
Two of these four plus generation fighters will enthrall audience at the Sakhir Airbase with flying displays and will also be on static display.
International aviation experts will have their first look at the delta winged composite aircraft developed by Indian Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
The Tejus will be parked on Pad 15, adjacent to its arch rival JF-17 fighter developed jointly by Pakistan and China.
The all metal JF-17 is operational with Pakistan since 2010 and is a knock off of the Russian MiG-21 fighter designed in 1960s.
The two fighters left the Jamnagar airbase in India for ferry flight to Bahrain on Wednesday and had a stopover at Muscat for refueling.
Powered by a single GE F404 afterburning turbofan rated at 89 kN, Tejas has a pure double delta wing configuration with no tail planes and a single dorsal fin. It is supersonic and highly maneuverable, and is the smallest and lightest in its class of contemporary combat aircraft.
With a maximum weight of 13,200 kg, Tejus can carry a payload of 3500 kg on eight under wing hard points including laser guided bombs and long range air to air missiles.
Development began in the early 1990s to replace the large fleet of obsolete MiG-21 operated by Indian Air Force (IAF).
Tejus completed its maiden flight in 2001. Initial Operational Clearance was achieved in 2013 and Final Operational Clearance has been delayed to mid 2016.
The 3000 km journey will help to guage and improve the operational capability of Tejus, which have completed more than 3000 incident free flight tests.
IAF received the first Tejus fighter in Feb 2015 and have decided to triple order for the type to 120. Naval and two seat trainer variants are also undergoing flight testing.
During the Bahrain Airshow 2014, DRDO displayed the Airborne Early Warning Control aircraft based on a Embraer EMB-145 business jet platform developed for Indian Air Force.
The Sarang team of IAF will be the only helicopter display team at the airshow, flying the Indian ALH Dhruv helicopter designed & developed by HAL.
