Last Updated on 10/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
Recently, a meeting was held between DRDO Chief, Deputy Chief of Staff of Indian Air Force, DRDO Laboratory, Defense PSU, CEMILAC, NFTC officials regarding LCA MK-2 i.e. Light Combat Aircraft Mark 2. This was a high level review meeting in which the development of LCA was discussed.
You will be surprised to know that in this meeting it was revealed that the first prototype of LCA MK-2 will be made in the next two months. Its roll out will start from the year 2025 i.e. from next year. There is every possibility that the first flight of this fighter jet will be completed in 2026. This will be a Medium Weight Fighter Jet (MWF).
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This fighter jet will be an upgrade from the current LCA i.e. Tejas. It will have better maneuverability, excellent avionic suites, sensors and a more powerful engine. This will be a new generation fighter jet. After its induction into the Air Force, the Air Force will remove its SEPECAT Jaguar, Mirage 2000, Mikoyan MiG-29 aircrafts.
The speed and range of LCA MK-2 will be better
This will be an indigenous multirole supersonic fighter jet. It will be able to seat one or two crew members. Its length will be 47.11 feet. The wingspan will be 27.11 feet and the height will be 15.11 feet. The maximum takeoff weight will be 17,500 kg. It will be able to fly carrying weapons weighing 6500 kg.
The biggest strength of the LCA Mark-2 fighter jet will be its speed. It will fly at a maximum speed of 2385 km/hour. That is, it will compete with the speed of the world’s best fighter jets. Its total range will be 2500 km. The combat range will be 1500 km. It will be able to reach a maximum height of 56,758 feet.
Can use 13 types of weapons or a combination of them
It will have 13 hard points, which means 13 different types of weapons or a combination of them can be installed. There is a plan to install air-to-air weapons like MICA, ASRAAM, Meteor, Astra, NG-CCM, air-to-surface weapons like Brahmos-NG ALCM, LRLACM, Storm Shadow, Crystal Maze.
Anti-radiation missile Rudram 1/2/3 will be installed. Precision guided munitions i.e. bombs will also be installed in it. These precision guided munitions include Spice, HSLD-100/250/450/500, DRDO Glide Bombs, DRDO SAAW. Sudarshan bomb will be installed in laser guided bombs.
Many types of guided bombs and suicide drones will be able to be installed
Apart from this, cluster munitions, loitering munitions CATs Alpha and unguided bombs can be installed. The avionics installed in the LCA Mark 2 fighter jet will help it to detect the enemy and avoid attacks. It will be equipped with LRDE Uttam AESA Radar, DARE Unified Electronic Warfare Suite (UEWS), DARE Dual Colour Missile Approach Warning System (DCMAWS) and DARE Targeting pod.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)