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its sanctioned strength of combat aircraft from 39.5 squadrons The current squadron strength of the force is 33. To lose more in the coming years
got approval from three out of the four members of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) within a couple of months but was held up by the PMO for more than two years on various pretexts.
Air Commodore PM Ramachandran was willing to take on the challenge provided his name was proposed jointly by DRDO & Air Force so that he was not identified as an Air Force man or a DRDO man and he could function freely in the interests of the project
A higher risk alternative of digital quad-redundant path had been chosen for the fly by wire system, but no investments were being made for testing the system being developed
In 1998 USA imposed an embargo on all support for the LCA and confiscated all data and documentation in possession of our team working there on proving the digital flight control system on an F-16 simulator
A lot of hard work now had to be redone by the team on their return to India. Ultimately, the LCA Technology Demonstrator-I flew for the first time on 4 Jan 2001
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