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This is the most advanced aircraft which is going to be in Service with the Indian Air force. This is the model of Tejas Mk-2 which will beat the Rafale. We are not saying this, this has been said by the Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar, the former Air Chief of the Western Air command. Mr. Nambiar has said that After 10 years the Tejas Mk-2 will be able to beat Rafale.  He has associated with the LCA - programme for a long time and he also led the negotiations for Rafale aircrafts.  If what said by Mr. Nambiar becomes a reality, it will be a great achievement by the Indian aerospace industry. But after 10 years no one knows what will happen. 

Well It's TEJAS, India's first multirole fighter made for IAF and Navy after the Marut fighter of 60s and 70s. This fighter took to long to get ready which made the IAF and the Navy reconsider their requirements due to change in Warfare scenarios.  This fighter took more than Four decades to get completed and now No one wants to buy it. The Navy has rejected it and the Air force is not ordering it in mass numbers.  If this fighter does not get a proper share in market we could see another era of foreign dependency.           We are still dependent on foreign companies for its various parts which makes up almost 60% of the total aircraft. But its slowly changing the foreign equipment with our indigenous built equipments.      If the TEJAS could become a success this will pave a way for indigenous weapons markets. We are one of the largest weapons importers in the world, but it could change if TEJAS becomes a Success.