Here's the UK's New Advanced Military Fighter Jet That Will Replace The Old T1 Hawk Trainer 

I worked with HAL on their Hawk build programme. Believe me, you don't want to partner with them on anything, least of all a new design.

@@bobdylan7120 Thanks for the reply. I would be very interested to learn more from your experiences with HAL. The two major benefits of bringing HAL into the fold would be their potential market for such a weapon, making production runs cheaper. CASH. Probably more importantly. They share a land border with CCP occupied China STRATEGIC access. I have some knowledge regarding IBM in India. IBM UK needing to recode everything sent to them from India. I suspect you will report the same levels of erm technical incompetence. The cooperation would need to be advanced training as with the Hawk and Jaguar. If those involved are forewarned of the difficulties etc etc. India could also do with remedial assistance regarding joint future Main Battle Tank acquisitions. Again cash and strategic benefits being the driving force.

@@gusgone4527 I inspected some of their suppliers. They had adopted many of the accepted western management and quality processes but only at face value. For example, a company machining the chassis for a V/UHF radio, displayed metrics on the wall showing a 100% yield (unheard of in the west). However, by looking in bins and under benches I found dozens of defective components. They only compiled the metrics after the final QA inspection! From what I could see the real yield was closer to 20%, an abysmal figure. The most frightening thing though was when we left the factory and were driving through the nearby village. There were huts along the roadside where individuals were clearly working on aircraft parts with absolutely no process or quality control. It was like a cottage industry to deal with the factory overflow. I spent over a year there and realised it's a cultural thing. They 'adopt' the required processes to get the work but they don't believe in them or see why they should be followed. As long as the finished part looks okay then it is okay.

@@bobdylan7120 I get that and yes, it is a cultural thing. The Israelis had a similar experience. Any collaborations would need to be primarily financial and any production lines duplicated. British products built in British factories and Indian products produced in India, with a huge amount of QA oversight. It can be done. Thanks for the reply my friend. Very interesting.

@@bobdylan7120 I anticipated your answer before I even read it, Bob. It is a long time since I worked on military programmes but recall that the best projects were UK only, failing that we got along with Swedish aerospace.

I thought all the SU 27 had crashed or had been shot down by the Ukrainians