Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy, current Chairman of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) while speaking to the local media has said that developmental design work on the upcoming Tejas AF Mk 2 Medium Weight Fighter(MWF) is complete and efforts are to start work on the first pre-production jets by end of this year so that first flight can happen by end of 2022 or early 2023. Reddy also stressed that MWF-AF will have higher Indigenous content then Tejas Mk1A aircraft being built for the Indian Air Force. MWF-AF will feature UTTAM Aesa Radar, Electronic warfare suite (EW suite), onboard oxygen generating system (OBOGS), Full Touch Digital avionics, next-generation line replacement unit (LRU), improved quadruplex digital fly-by-wire Flight Control System (FCS) along with more powerful Mission computer system.Read More…
MWF-AF will Have higher Indigenous content: DRDO Chief
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