when will this India's War Bird be inducted?

India
September 10, 2010 4:48am CST
i am wondering when this aircraft will be inducted in indian airforce and how many of them india wants.what are the avionics in this aircraft like radar, E/W warfare etc.thanks in advance
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• India
10 Sep 10
The lca tejas is set to serve the nation.december 27 is the date when this aircraft will get IOC i.e. initial operational clearance.actually IAF has orderd 40 of these fighter jets who are powered by GE F404 IN20 afterburning turbofan engines which has max thrust of 85 kn where as airforce wants a thrust of 95kn so DRDO is developing LCA mk2 which will incorporate GEF414 engine and the airforce would definitely want to have around 150-200 of these lethal birds.The initial 40 aircrafts (2 squadrons) willhave ELTA E/M 2032 multimode radar but later can be upgraded to ELTA E/M 2052 AESA radars once the Israel finishes the development.It uses the indigenously developed MAYAWI electronic warfare system..thanks..happy mylotting.