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2008-06-07 India-Pakistan

Light combat aircraft Tejas to deliver precision guided bombs

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Posted by Steve White 2008-06-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Many nations would be better off going with something like the pictured aircraft for the light attack role. Including the US. No, I'm not joking.

Let the dogfighters dogfight and the flying pickup trucks do CAS. I'd rather have 1000 airframes of two different types that each do one thing really well than >200 airframes that do everything less well.

Posted by Snineting Tojo5324 2008-06-07 10:30|| 2008-06-07 10:30|| Front Page Top

#2 This is the legendary Indian LCA. Maybe one of these decades, they'll build a few of them and maybe even put some on an airbase. But not soon.

Posted by gromky 2008-06-07 14:06|| 2008-06-07 14:06|| Front Page Top

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