| ID | 155622 |
| Title Proper | Friends with benefits |
| Other Title Information | any defence contract will be more than transactional |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Tellis, Ashley J |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | During the last year, the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Navy (IN) confirmed what must have been the worst kept secret in New Delhi: that the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft, for all its achievements, was unsuitable as a strike-fighter for their near-term modernisation requirements. |
| `In' analytical Note | Force Vol. 15, No.2; Oct 2017: p.38-43 |
| Journal Source | Force 2017-10 15, 2 |
| Key Words | Indian Navy ; Light Combat Aircraft ; Indian Air Force ; Tejas ; MMRCA ; Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft |