摘要：·第四步，operation in duel made one thing clear aerial supremacy is key.·第五步，whether it's firing off missiles from the sky or shooting

·第四步，operation in duel made one thing clear aerial supremacy is key.

·第五步，whether it's firing off missiles from the sky or shooting down enemy rockets.

·第六步，india dominated the aerial exchange against pakistan.

·第七步，but the government is not relax relaxing yet.

·第八步，they want to build on this dominance.

·第九步，india's defense ministry announced a major move it approved a program.

·第十步，a program execution model for the a m c.

·第十一步，let's cut the dragon what is a m c a.

·第十二步，it stands for advanced medium combat aircraft a m c.

·第十三步，this is india's proposed fifth generation jet.

·第十四步，it's designed by the drdo that's the defense research and development organization.

·第十五步，sort of like the military's r amp d lab.

·第十六步，what is a program execution model.

·第十七步，think of it as a prototype.

·第十八步，basically india has given the green light to make a prototype of the advanced medium combat aircraft.

·第十九步，and who's making it.

·第二十步，well this is where things get interesting.

·第二十一步，you would expect this job to fall upon hl hindustan aeronautics limited.

·第二十二步，hl is india statron airplane maker.

·第二十三步，they're the only company to manufacture indian fighter planes.

·第二十四步，but not this time.

·第二十五步，this time the government is inviting bids.

·第二十六步，both private and public players can compete.

·第二十七步，they can also join hands to give a joint bid to the government.

·第二十八步，the only condition all bidders must be indian.

·第二十九步，now this is a monumental decision by newtell.

·第三十步，they would just give such a contract to hl no questions no doubts.

·第三十一步，but this time private players can join maybe a tata or an l amp t.

·第三十二步，could make india's fifth generation jet.

·第三十三步，it's a big boost to india's defense sector.

·第三十四步，of course the timeline is an issue.

·第三十五步，the first prototype is expected only by 2031.

·第三十六步，and production will start only in 2035 10 years from now.

·第三十七步，where at least a decade away from the aircraft.

·第三十八步，nonetheless it's a big move.

·第三十九步，china russia and the us already have fifth generation planes in fact china is testing a sixth generation plane.

·第四十步，so india had to get crackling.

·第四十一步，they had to see this coming in february this year.

·第四十二步，the air force chief criticized this company.

·第四十三步，he said he was not confident about about hl anymore.

·第四十四步，delays and deliveries.

·第四十三步

sign of the jets yet so clearly the air force is looking to diversify which brings us to another issue and that is jet engines you can design and manufacture fighter jets at home but you need engines to power them right now only four countries can make such engines the us france russia and the uk india's they just jets were supposed to use american engines but the us has delayed deliveries so the question is if we can make jets why not jet engines why don't we make them that's what many indians are asking online they're rallying around india's homegrown jet engine project it's called carveri this project dates back to the 1980s it was led by the same drdo the plan was toused the kavari engine to power the theta just jet unfortunately the engine was not up to the mark so in 2008 the two projects were separated but kavari was not junked instead of planes it is being tried on drones and now there is a call to revive it indians are asking the government to allocate more funds to caviary to basically make it usable for indian jets it's certainly possible but it won't be easy jet engines are among the toughest technologies to crack they must handle high temperatures high pressures and high fuel efficiency requirements these are expensive and time consuming to make so what's the solution buying is risky going it alone will take time what about a joint venture india thinking about that too it is eyeing a deal with francis saffron aerospace company the hope is to jointly make engines for the tajis mark 2 now the mark 2 is a four and a half four point fifth generation jet it is expected to replace india's aging mirages jaguars and mix on paper it is slated to use american engines but if the saffron deal works out who knows and i know all these moves may seem scattered and distinct but they're part of the same larger broader goal to bolster india's air force we are supposed to operate 42 fighter jets quadrants one squadrant has 18 fighter jets so 756 jets that is the ideal number that we need but we only operate thirty one squadrons which is less than six hundred jets so india has to bolster its air force asap the question is do we wait for the homegrown jets to come or do it？

we buy off the rack as a stop gap that's a call that indian policy makers will have to take it.

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