MWF-AF will Have higher Indigenous content: DRDO Chief

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…