India to develop naval version of LCA
With the launch of Light Combat Aircraft, India will achieve one more significant milestone. It is expected that by 2015, the fighter aircraft will commissioned in the home made aircraft carrier, built in Cochin Shipyard.
IN THE global arms race, India is about to achieve one more significant milestone, attaining the ability to indigenously build the naval version of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA). It is expected that by 2015, the fighter aircraft will be commissioned on the home made aircraft carrier, built in Cochin Shipyard. It is a stupendous achievement for India’s efforts to indigenously build fighter jet fleet to be deployed in its Navy aircraft carriers.
This ambitious project was started in the year 2003, and a whopping Rs.1, 714 crore rupees was earmarked for the programme. The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) which is handling the LCA project is hopeful to conduct the test flight of NP1, the first variant of the aircraft, by October of 2010. The navy is expecting to get this homebuilt fighter aircraft commissioned by 2014, when the indigenous aircraft carrier will also be ready to launch in Cochin. It is worth mentioning that the Indian navy is currently using Sea Harriers on its naval aircraft carrier INS Viraat. In the Russian built Admiral Gorshkov, which is going to be inducted in Indian navy with the name INS VIkramaditya, will operate Mig-29K fighter jets.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) chairman, Ashok Nayak said that the completion of the task took longer time than the planned period due to the enormous technical challenges that the technical staff had to face in the process of research and development.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) chairman, Ashok Nayak said that the completion of the task took longer time than the planned period due to the enormous technical challenges that the technical staff had to face in the process of research and development.
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