Tejas lands in Goa for Weapons trials | idrw.org
Sources close to idrw.org have confirmed that , four Tejas aircraft’s have landed in Naval INS Hansa air base in Goa recently , Tejas aircrafts which have arrived are Prototype Vehicle-3 (PV3) ,Limited-Series-Production (LSP) aircraft 2, 4 and 5 .
second phase of the weapon trials have begun recently and Tejas along with four aircraft’s carried out for the first time, precision-dropping of 1,000 kg bombs at designated stationary ground targets using its laser designator pod for target acquisition in Jaisalmer test range.
Aircraft’s were supposed to arrive at end of last month , but was delayed for few weeks , top sources have confirmed that Tejas will be based in Goa for a week and air-to-air close combat missile will be test-fired from Tejas aircraft.
last time when Tejas was in Goa had test fired R-73 air-to-air close combat missile , this time the missile will have a target to aim ,unlike last time when the missile fired was un-guided and had no target and test was done to check effects of the missile firing on the aircraft .
spotter of lca-tejas.org , informed that he had seen ADA officials along with Naval officers in Vasco city (INS Hansa base ), he also confirmed meeting a Tejas Test pilot from the National Flight Test Centre (NFTC) doing quick shopping in Vasco market . pilot confirmed the spotter about their presence , but didn’t disclose any further information . Pilot was carrying special ” Tejas ” patch on this left arm.
Sources also confirmed that on first week of Dec , Tejas aircraft’s again will head straight to Leh to further carry out hot-and-cold weather trial , after brief stop over in Jaisalmer .on LSP-7 first flight is expected to be carried out in next few weeks , most probable in next month .
Sources close to idrw.org have confirmed that , four Tejas aircraft’s have landed in Naval INS Hansa air base in Goa recently , Tejas aircrafts which have arrived are Prototype Vehicle-3 (PV3) ,Limited-Series-Production (LSP) aircraft 2, 4 and 5 .
second phase of the weapon trials have begun recently and Tejas along with four aircraft’s carried out for the first time, precision-dropping of 1,000 kg bombs at designated stationary ground targets using its laser designator pod for target acquisition in Jaisalmer test range.
Aircraft’s were supposed to arrive at end of last month , but was delayed for few weeks , top sources have confirmed that Tejas will be based in Goa for a week and air-to-air close combat missile will be test-fired from Tejas aircraft.
last time when Tejas was in Goa had test fired R-73 air-to-air close combat missile , this time the missile will have a target to aim ,unlike last time when the missile fired was un-guided and had no target and test was done to check effects of the missile firing on the aircraft .
spotter of lca-tejas.org , informed that he had seen ADA officials along with Naval officers in Vasco city (INS Hansa base ), he also confirmed meeting a Tejas Test pilot from the National Flight Test Centre (NFTC) doing quick shopping in Vasco market . pilot confirmed the spotter about their presence , but didn’t disclose any further information . Pilot was carrying special ” Tejas ” patch on this left arm.
Sources also confirmed that on first week of Dec , Tejas aircraft’s again will head straight to Leh to further carry out hot-and-cold weather trial , after brief stop over in Jaisalmer .on LSP-7 first flight is expected to be carried out in next few weeks , most probable in next month .
