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{{short description|Indian multirole fighter}}
{{EngvarB|date=May 2022}}
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{|{{Infobox aircraft begin
| name = Tejas Mark 2/Medium Weight Fighter
| image = Tejas mk2.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = An artistic rendition of Tejas Mark II
}}
{{Infobox aircraft type
| type = [[Multirole combat aircraft|Multirole fighter]]
| national origin = [[India]] <!-- Please DON'T add flag icons, as they limit horizontal space. -->
| manufacturer = [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]]
| design group = [[Aeronautical Development Agency]] <br /> Aircraft Research and Design Centre ([[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited|HAL]])<ref>{{cite news |last1=M |first1=Anantha Krishnan |title=Upgraded Tejas fighter, touted as 'real desi game-changer', to fly in 2022-23 |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/08/06/upgraded-tejas-jet-touted-as-real-desi-game-changer-to-fly-in-2022-23.html |access-date=11 August 2021 |publisher=The Week |date=6 August 2022}}</ref> <br /> [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]]
| status = Prototype development
| first flight = <!--If this hasn't happened, skip this field! -->
| introduction = 2026-27<ref>{{cite news |last1=Peri |first1=Dinakar |title=Fifth gen fighter AMCA can be rolled out in three years after project sanction: scientists |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/fifth-gen-fighter-amca-can-be-rolled-out-in-three-years-after-project-sanction-scientists/article66066386.ece |access-date=29 October 2022 |publisher=The Hindu |date=29 October 2022}}</ref>
| retired = 
| primary user = [[Indian Air Force]] (intended)
| developed from = [[HAL Tejas]]
| developed into = 
}}
|}

The '''HAL Tejas Mark 2''', or '''Medium Weight Fighter''' ('''MWF'''),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/nation/2020/02/03/india-defence-expo-medium-weight-fighter.html|title=India's Medium Weight Fighter set to fly into detail design phase|website=OnManorama|language=en|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref> is an Indian single-engine, [[Canard (aeronautics)|canard]] [[delta wing]], [[multirole combat aircraft]] designed by the [[Aeronautical Development Agency]] (ADA) in collaboration with Aircraft Research and Design Centre (ARDC)<ref>{{cite web |title=With expected 83 Tejas MK1A orders, ARDC shapes India's upgraded fighter|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/nation/2020/08/05/with-expected-83-tejas-mk1a-orders-ardc-shapes-india-upgraded-fi.html|access-date=2020-08-07|website=OnManorama|language=en}}</ref> of [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]] (HAL) for the [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF). It is a further development of the [[HAL Tejas]], with an elongated airframe, close coupled canards, new sensors, and a more powerful engine.

The fighter is being designed and developed to replace multiple [[strike fighter]]s of IAF viz, the [[SEPECAT Jaguar#India|SEPECAT Jaguar]], [[Dassault Mirage 2000#India|Dassault Mirage 2000]], and [[Mikoyan MiG-29#India|Mikoyan MiG-29]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Krishnan |first1=Raghu |title=Post upgradation Tejas' Mark-2 to become a medium weight fighter |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/tejas-mk-2-is-a-medium-weight-fighter/articleshow/64214939.cms |work=The Economic Times |date=18 May 2022}}</ref><ref name = 'AIN online'>{{Cite news|title=HAL Ramps Up LCA Production and Looks to the Mk2|url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2019-03-11/hal-ramps-lca-production-and-looks-mk2|date = 11 March 2019|access-date = 8 October 2019|newspaper = Aviation International News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2019-12-08|title=Metal-cutting for single-engined Tejas fighter planes to begin in February|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/metal-cutting-job-for-tejas-to-begin-in-feb/story-wyYM6Iwz0HsC1XHkDUlX3K.html|access-date=2020-06-25|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>  The indigenous content of the fighter will be 82% initially and will cross 90% after the licensed production of its engine.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Anish |date=19 October 2022 |title=DefExpo 2022: IAF to phase out Mig-29, Mirage and Jaguar fighter jets by 2035; LCA Mk2 will replace them |url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india-defence/defexpo-2022-iaf-to-phase-out-mig-29-mirage-and-jaguar-fighter-jets-by-2035-lca-mk2-will-replace-them-rjzimx |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=Asianet News |language=en}}</ref>

== Development ==
=== MWF Programme ===
Dr. V. Madhusudana Rao is the Project Director of Tejas Mark 2.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Peri |first=Dinakar |date=2022-10-28 |title=Fifth gen fighter AMCA can be rolled out in three years after project sanction: scientists |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/fifth-gen-fighter-amca-can-be-rolled-out-in-three-years-after-project-sanction-scientists/article66066386.ece |access-date=2022-10-29 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The development of Tejas Mark 2 or MWF was initiated to address all the shortcomings in Tejas Mark 1 and Mark 1A, and to meet the original air staff requirements set out for the LCA programme by the IAF. The development of Tejas Mark 2 was authorised in November 2009 as a continuation of LCA programme, under the phase 3 of full-scale engineering development (FSED) process.{{refn|The FSED process of the LCA programme was begun in 1993 with first two phases completed so far, which resulted in the development of Tejas Mark 1, Mark 1A, LCA trainer, LCA Navy Mark 1 and LCA Navy trainer variants|group=N}}<ref>{{cite web |date=2019-08-23|title=Long-awaited indigenous light combat aircraft Tejas Mk II targeted by 2022|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/indigenous-light-combat-aircraft-targeted-by-2022/story-MGy2MXsapn8H6IDjUNt12H.html|access-date=2021-06-16|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> The FSED phase 3 consisted of design, development and manufacturing of two prototypes.<ref name=":0">{{cite report|title=ADA annual report 2015-16|url=https://www.ada.gov.in/images/Annual%20Report%202015-16.pdf}}</ref> Initially planned as an upsized Tejas, with a 0.5 m fuselage plug to accommodate more fuel and a more powerful engine, the Tejas Mark 2 design has evolved over years into a completely new medium-weight class fighter.<ref name=":0" />

The preliminary design studies for the Tejas Mark 2 was completed in 2014 and was in the detailed design phase as of 2015.<ref name=":0" /> The redesigned fighter was first unveiled at the [[Aero India]] air show 2019, it was a 17.5-tonne-class fighter with close-coupled canards and integrated IRST system.<ref name="janes-aeroindia19">{{cite web |last=Tauro|first=Caron Natasha|date=20 February 2019|title=Aero India 2019: ADA unveils Tejas AF Mk 2 Medium Weight Fighter|url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/aero-india-2019-ada-unveils-tejas-af-mk-2-medium-weight-fighter|access-date=2019-09-12|website=Janes}}</ref> Metal-cutting for the Tejas Mark 2 started in February 2021. The "roll out" of the first prototype was scheduled for August 2022, but has been postponed to end of 2022. Its first flight is expected to be in late 2023. In total, four prototypes are being planned initially.<ref name="BStandardDec20192">{{Cite news|date=2020-02-03|title=India's Medium Weight Fighter set to fly into detail design phase|newspaper=Manoramaonline|url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/nation/2020/02/03/india-defence-expo-medium-weight-fighter.amp.html|access-date=2020-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203182321/https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/nation/2020/02/03/india-defence-expo-medium-weight-fighter.amp.html|archive-date=2020-02-03}}</ref>

The ADA completed its critical design review on 15 November 2021, with a total of 20 subsystems for the aircraft cleared by IAF for production. From 62% in Tejas Mark 1A, the plan is to touch the 70% mark in [[indigenization]] for Mark 2. More foreign components are replaced by locally developed ones that are sufficiently matured as ADA and DRDO will carry forward some of the critical technologies from the [[HAL Tejas#LCA programme|LCA programme]]. Private suppliers of [[line-replaceable unit]]s  also increased from 344 during Tejas Mark 1A development to 410. HAL had already outsourced 25% of the work share to the private sector.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kadidal|first=Akhil|date=2021-11-22|title=Boon for Indian industries waiting in wings of LCA Mark II|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/business/technology/boon-for-indian-industries-waiting-in-wings-of-lca-mark-ii-1053378.html|access-date=2021-11-22|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref>

On September 1, 2022, [[Cabinet Committee on Security]] (CCS) cleared [[Indian rupee|₹]]10,000 [[crore]] for Tejas Mark 2 that includes prototype development and flight testing.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Rahul |date=2022-08-31 |title=Govt clears LCA-Mk2 fighter's development |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/govt-clears-lca-mk2-fighter-s-development-101661969910161.html |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> The cost of fighter jet development will take ₹6,500 crore in addition to ₹2,500 crore sanctioned previously through internal funding.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pandit |first=Rajat |date=1 September 2022 |title=Cabinet Committee on Security approves Tejas 2.0 mega project |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/cabinet-committee-on-security-approves-tejas-2-0-mega-project/articleshow/93914219.cms |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> HAL planned high speed taxi trials from 2023 and limited series production from 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |agency=PTI |date=2021-01-31 |title=Tejas Mark II to roll out next year; high-speed trials in 2023: HAL Chief Madhavan |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tejas-mark-ii-to-roll-out-next-year-high-speed-trials-in-2023-hal-chief-madhavan/article33708634.ece |access-date=2022-09-01 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The entire development process will be completed by 2027 with serial production from 2030.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 September 2022 |title=Centre gives nod to Tejas Mark-2 development project - Details |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/centre-gives-its-nod-to-tejas-mark-2-project-details-article-93921205 |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=TimesNow |language=en}}</ref> Tejas Mark 2 will become operationally available from 2028. Apart from current commitment of 110-120 aircraft that will form six squadrons, expectations include an additional order of 210 aircraft.<ref name=":2" />

After an initial plan to involve private players failed due to no backers, HAL is planning to form its own [[consortium]] to fast track the manufacturing process.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Linganna |first=Girish |date=2022-10-16 |title=LCA Mk2 maybe be delayed, HAL to form a consortium after the private sector backs off |url=https://frontierindia.com/lca-mk2-maybe-be-delayed-hal-to-form-a-consortium-after-the-private-sector-backs-off/ |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Frontier India |language=en-GB}}</ref> Due to delay, the first prototype will roll out by December 2023 and first flight will happen by December 2024. Four prototypes will be made until 2027 for testing purpose.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Siddiqui |first=Huma |date=2022-10-20 |title=Atmanirbhar Bharat: LCA `Tejas’ Mk2 variant expected to roll out next December |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/atmanirbhar-bharat-lca-tejas-mk2-variant-expected-to-roll-out-next-december/2722034/ |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref> Delegation from 16 countries were seeking details of Tejas Mark 2 at Defexpo 2022. Government is speeding up efforts to identify Indian private sector company to increase the production rate and decrease the cost for exports.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dutta |first=Amrita Nayak |date=2022-10-22 |title=16 Countries Interested in LCA Tejas Mk2, Efforts on to Identify Private Agencies to Speed Up Production |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/16-countries-interested-in-lca-tejas-mk2-efforts-on-to-identify-private-agencies-to-speed-up-production-6222199.html |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

== Design ==
[[File:HAL LCA MK2.png|thumb|290x290px|A rendered photo of HAL Tejas Mk2]]
Apart from design commonalities and a few critical systems from its predecessor Tejas Mark 1A, most of the technologies are to be borrowed from whatever has been developed so far for [[Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft]] programmme. Several [[radar cross-section]]-reducing measures will be incorporated in the airframe design so that a degree of [[Stealth aircraft|frontal stealth]] can be achieved, including [[Radiation-absorbent material|radar-absorbent material]] coating and composites making up its skin and twisted air-intake ducts. It has a tail-less compound delta-wing configuration with a single [[vertical stabilizer]] and [[Canard (aeronautics)|close-coupled canards]] to provide static instability and high manoeuvrability, and is equipped with fly-by-wire systems to control instability.

This MWF is also to feature an indigenous integrated life-support system-onboard oxygen generation system (ILSS-OBOGS), from [[Defence Bioengineering and Electromedical Laboratory]], aircraft [[Health and usage monitoring systems|health and usage monitoring system]]  to integrate various sensors onboard Tejas Mark 2 from [[Defence Institute of Advanced Technology]] and a built-in integrated electro-optic [[electronic warfare]] suite, among other improvements to avionics.<ref name="The Economic Times2">{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/tejas-mk-ii-india-may-avail-consultancy-from-european-manufacturers-who-bid-for-mmrca-deal/articleshow/48347892.cms|title=Tejas Mk-II: India may avail consultancy from European manufacturers who bid for MMRCA deal|date=11 July 2018|work=The Economic Times|agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/sep/20/lca-tejas-to-level-up-with-on-board-oxygen-system-by-early-2020-says-drdo-2036300.html|title=LCA Tejas to level up with on-board oxygen system by early 2020, says DRDO|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/diat-system-soon-to-monitor-inflight-health-of-tejas-mkii/831436/|title=DIAT system soon to monitor in-flight health of Tejas Mk-II - Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref> Utilizing extra fuselage space, ADA designed larger air-intake for GE's F414 INS6 engine.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shukla |first=Ajai |date=2022-08-30 |title=Cabinet likely to take up Tejas Mark 2 case soon to grant permission |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cabinet-likely-to-take-up-tejas-mark-2-case-soon-to-grant-permission-122082901307_1.html |access-date=2022-09-01}}</ref>

It will have an [[infra-red search and track]] (IRST) system and a [[missile approach warning system]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.janes.com/article/86671/aero-india-2019-ada-unveils-tejas-af-mk-2-medium-weight-fighter|title=Aero India 2019: ADA unveils Tejas AF Mk 2 Medium Weight Fighter|last1=Tauro|first1=Caron Natasha|date=20 February 2019|work=Jane's Defence Weekly|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220163751/https://www.janes.com/article/86671/aero-india-2019-ada-unveils-tejas-af-mk-2-medium-weight-fighter|archive-date=20 February 2019|location=Bangalore}}</ref> An increase in payload capacity to {{cvt|6500|kg|lb|abbr=on}} and internal fuel capacity to over {{cvt|3400|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, will allow it to carry more weapons with a longer range.<ref name="ajaishukla.blogspot.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ajaishukla.com/2019/03/the-tejas-mark-2-fighter-has-been.html|title=The Tejas Mark 2 fighter has been bulked up into medium fighter category|website=www.ajaishukla.com}}</ref>

=== Sensors and avionics ===
The avionics of Tejas Mark 2 will be centered on [[multisensor data fusion]] incorporating both active and passive sensors on board. The Tejas Mark 2 would be equipped with a variant of [[Uttam AESA Radar]] developed by [[Electronics and Radar Development Establishment]], while the combat aircraft will also have an integrated IRST system for passive target acquisition. The Tejas Mark 2 will have indigenous [[software-defined radio]]-based tactical data link for secured communication and [[network-centric warfare]] capabilities supported by the IAF's [[Air Force Network|AFNet]] digital information grid.<ref name="OnManoramaFeb2020">{{cite web |last=Krishnan M|first=Anantha|date=3 February 2020|title=India's Medium Weight Fighter set to fly into detail design phase|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2020/02/03/india-defence-expo-medium-weight-fighter.html|access-date=2020-02-03|website=OnManorama|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/make-in-india-software-defined-radio-mother-of-all-solutions-for-tactical-communications-of-armed-forces/1680536/|title='Make in India' Software Defined Radio: 'Mother' of all solutions for tactical communications of armed forces}}</ref>

=== Cockpit ===
The Tejas Mark 2 will have a [[night vision goggles]]-compatible glass cockpit dominated by a touch-sensitive wide area display placed in panoramic orientation and a wide-angle holographic [[head-up display]] system.<ref>{{cite report|title=ADA Annual report 2015-16|url=https://www.ada.gov.in/images/Annual%20Report%202015-16.pdf}}</ref> The Tejas Mark 2 will have [[HOTAS|hands-on throttle-and-stick]] arrangement with right-hand-on-stick and left-hand-on-throttle settings to ease the pilot workload.

=== Propulsion ===
In 2008, HAL issued a fresh request for proposal for the procurement of 95- to 100-kilonewton (kN) (21,000–23,000&nbsp;lbf) thrust-class engine to power the Tejas Mark 2.<ref>Sharma, Ravi. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080930201659/http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/27/stories/2008092755480700.htm "Kaveri engine programme delinked from the Tejas."] ''The Hindu'', (Chennai, India), 27 September 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2012.</ref> In 2010, after extensive evaluation of both the [[Eurojet EJ200]] and the [[General Electric F414]], GE's F414 INS6 afterburning turbofan engine was declared as the lowest bidder. The deal covered the purchase of 99 GE F414 engines, with the initial batch supplied directly by GE, while the remainder is to be manufactured in India by HAL under a transfer-of-technology agreement.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ge.com/news/press-releases/ge-f414-engines-selected-power-india-light-combat-aircraft-program|title=GE F414 Engines Selected to Power India Light Combat Aircraft Program &#124; GE News|website=www.ge.com}}</ref><ref>Shukla, Ajai. [http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NEWS/newsrf.php?newsid=13500 "American engine to power LCA."] Bharat-Rakshak.com, 1 October 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2012. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011160900/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NEWS/newsrf.php?newsid=13500|date=11 October 2022}}</ref><ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/india-picks-ge39s-f414-for-tejas-mkii-fighter-348059/ "India picks GE's F414 for Tejas MkII fighter."] ''Flight International'', 1 October 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2012. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809151440/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/india-picks-ge39s-f414-for-tejas-mkii-fighter-348059/|date=9 August 2022}}</ref>

The GE F414 INS6 engine has a maximum thrust output of 98&nbsp;kN and also offers improved specific fuel consumption over the F404 IN20 engine selected to power both Mark 1 and Mark 1A variants of Tejas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geaviation.com/sites/default/files/datasheet-F414-Family.pdf|title=F414 turbofan engines specification}}</ref> The aircraft is designed keeping in mind that GE's F414 will be replaced once an Indian powerplant is available.<ref name="BW BusinessWorld">{{cite news|last1=Jha|first1=Manish Kumar|title=DRDO's Light Tank Will Be Power Pack As "The Highest Altitude Operable Tank In The Globe": G. Satheesh Reddy, Chairman DRDO|url=https://www.businessworld.in/article/DRDO-s-Light-Tank-Will-Be-Power-Pack-As-The-Highest-Altitude-Operable-Tank-In-The-Globe-G-Satheesh-Reddy-Chairman-DRDO/09-03-2021-383371/|access-date=11 March 2021|publisher=BW BusinessWorld|date=11 March 2021}}</ref><ref name="The Indian EXPRESS">{{cite news|title=Tejas done, focus on three other fighter jets: two for IAF, one Navy|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/aero-india-2021-tejas-done-focus-on-three-other-fighter-jets-two-for-iaf-one-navy-7175125/|publisher=The Indian EXPRESS|access-date=5 February 2021}}</ref><ref name=dap>{{Cite web|url=https://www.defenceaviationpost.com/2020/02/indias-medium-weight-fighter-set-to-fly-into-detail-design-phase/|title=India's Medium Weight Fighter Set To Fly Into Detail Design Phase}}</ref> Therefore, the future engine replacement should make minimal changes in the configuration.

==Operators==
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[[Indian Air Force]] – 10 squadrons 

* Phase 1 – 6 squadrons<ref>{{cite news |title=IAF committed to induct 6 LCA Mark2 fighter squadrons: Air Chief VR Chaudhari |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/iaf-committed-to-induct-6-lca-mark2-fighter-squadrons-air-chief-vr-chaudhari20220718100828/ |access-date=20 July 2022 |agency=ANI |date=18 July 2022}}</ref>
* Phase 2 – 4 squadrons<ref name="news18.com">{{Cite web |last=Dutta |first=Amrita Nayak |date=2022-10-22 |title=16 Countries Interested in LCA Tejas Mk2, Efforts on to Identify Private Agencies to Speed Up Production |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/16-countries-interested-in-lca-tejas-mk2-efforts-on-to-identify-private-agencies-to-speed-up-production-6222199.html |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

==Specifications (Projected)==
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|ref=[[Jane's Defence Weekly]],<ref name="janes-aeroindia19" /> [[OnManorama]],<ref name="OnManoramaFeb2020" /> Defexpo 2020 and [[Aero India#13th edition (2021)|Aero India 2021]]
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|max takeoff weight kg=17500
|max takeoff weight note=(expected)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sagar|first1=Pradip R|title=20 years since LCA Tejas's first flight: What's next for India's indigenous fighter programme?|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2021/01/05/20-years-since-lca-tejass-first-flight-whats-next-for-indias-indigenous-fighter-programme.html|access-date=11 January 2021|publisher=The Week|date=5 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tejas Mk2Light Combat Aircraft|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/lca-mk2.htm|publisher=GlobalSecurity.org|access-date=13 January 2022}}</ref>
|fuel capacity={{cvt|3400|kg}} internal; {{cvt|3500|kg}} with drop tank<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shukla |first1=Ajai |title=Here's how Tejas Mark 2 is evolving into a bigger, powerful fighter |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/here-s-how-tejas-mark-2-is-evolving-into-a-bigger-powerful-fighter-121122901540_1.html |access-date=31 December 2021 |publisher=Business Standard India |date=30 December 2021}}</ref>
|more general=* '''Payload''': {{cvt|6500|kg}} external stores<ref>{{cite news |last1=Peri |first1=Dinakar |title=LCA-Mk2 to roll out next year, first flight in 2023, says scientist |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/lca-mk2-to-roll-out-next-year-first-flight-in-2023-says-scientist/article36419325.ece |access-date=14 September 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=12 September 2021}}</ref>
|eng1 number=1
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|eng1 type=[[afterburning turbofan]] with [[FADEC]]
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|more power=<ref>{{cite web |title=F414turbofan engines |url=https://www.geaviation.com/sites/default/files/datasheet-F414-Family.pdf |website=GE Aviation |publisher=General Electric |access-date=19 January 2022}}</ref> (Indigenous 110KN Engine to be used in future)<ref name="The Indian EXPRESS"/><ref name="BW BusinessWorld"/> 
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|max speed kmh=2385 
|max speed mach=1.8<ref name="hindustantimes.com">{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Rahul |title=LCA Mk-2 set to have heavier payload capacity, better range |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lca-mk-2-set-to-have-heavier-payload-capacity-better-range-101663525099790.html |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=18 September 2022}}</ref>
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|wing loading kg/m2=
|thrust/weight=0.89 (with 7000 lb of fuel, 2 SRAAMs and [[General Electric F414#Variants|F414-GE-INS6]]), 1.00 (planned) with Indigenous Engine of 110 KN thrust{{citation needed|date= January 2022}}

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|guns=1 x {{cvt|30|mm}} GSh-30-1
|hardpoint capacity=
|hardpoints=13 hardpoints with a capacity of around 6.5 tons (expected),<ref name="hindustantimes.com">{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Rahul |title=LCA Mk-2 set to have heavier payload capacity, better range |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lca-mk-2-set-to-have-heavier-payload-capacity-better-range-101663525099790.html |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=18 September 2022}}</ref> with provisions to carry combinations of :
**'''[[Air-to-air missile]]''' :
***[[MICA (missile)|MICA]] (planned)
***[[ASRAAM]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Tracking The Tejas: How The Tejas Mk2 Design Became The Medium Weight Fighter|date=23 February 2019 |url=https://delhidefencereview.com/2019/02/23/tracking-the-tejas-the-tejas-mk2-grows-a-pair-becomes-the-medium-weight-fighter/|publisher=Delhi Defence Review|access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref>
***[[Meteor (missile)|Meteor]] (planned)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://defenceupdate.in/mwf-tejas-tejas-mk2-mwf-will-important/ |title=MWF Tejas :-Why Tejas Mk2 (MWF) Will be Important — Indian Defence News |access-date=3 July 2020 |archive-date=13 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113145914/https://defenceupdate.in/mwf-tejas-tejas-mk2-mwf-will-important/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
***[[Astra (missile)|Astra]] (planned)<ref>{{cite web|title=HAL Plans to Certify Astra Mk1 and ASRAAM Air to Air Missile|url=https://www.eletimes.com/hal-plans-to-certify-astra-mk1-and-asraam-air-to-air-missile|publisher=Eletimes|access-date=15 April 2021}}</ref>
*** NG-CCM (planned)<ref>{{cite news |last1=M |first1=Tushar |title=Bharat Dynamics, MBDA missiles deal to help indigenous programs in India |url=https://globaldata.com/bharat-dynamics-mbda-missiles-deal-help-indigenous-programs-india-says-globaldata/ |access-date=25 August 2021 |publisher=Global Data |date=19 August 2021}}</ref>
**'''[[Air-to-surface missile]]''' :
*** [[BrahMos#BrahMos-NG|BrahMos-NG]] [[Air-launched cruise missile|ALCM]]<ref>{{cite news|title=BrahMos to make a generational leap, become lighter, faster and more lethal supersonic cruise missile|url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/brahmos-to-make-a-generational-leap-become-lighter-faster-and-more-lethal-supersonic-cruise-missile-2182681.html|publisher=ZEENEWS|access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref>
*** [[LRLACM]] (planned)<ref name="auto">{{cite web |last1=Krishnan M |first1=Anantha |title=Inspiring ADA; LCAAFMk2 will roll out by August 2022: Dr Madhusudana Rao |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G30L78MSdQk |website=YouTube |publisher=Tarmak |access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref>
*** [[Storm Shadow]] (planned)<ref name="auto"/>
*** [[Popeye (missile)|Crystal Maze]]<ref name="Hindustan Times">{{cite web|title=Tejas Mark II to have ability to conduct Balakot-like operations|date=19 March 2020 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tejas-mark-ii-to-have-ability-to-conduct-balakot-like-ops/story-kMUDWj7o7GkrK2WTsAsGEM.html|publisher=Hindustan Times|access-date=19 March 2022}}</ref>
**'''[[Anti-radiation missile]]''' :
*** [[DRDO Anti-Radiation Missile|Rudram 1/2/3]] (planned)
**'''Bombs''':
*** '''[[Precision-guided munition]]''' :
**** [[Spice (bomb)|Spice]]<ref name="Hindustan Times"/>
**** [[High Speed Low Drag Bomb|HSLD-100/250/450/500]]
**** [[DRDO Glide Bombs]]
**** [[DRDO SAAW]]
*** '''[[Laser-guided bomb]]''' :
**** [[Sudarshan laser-guided bomb|Sudarshan]]
*** '''[[Cluster munition]]'''
*** '''[[Loitering munition]]''' :
**** [[HAL_Combat_Air_Teaming_System#CATS_ALFA|CATS ALFA]]
*** '''[[Unguided bomb]]'''
|avionics=
* [[LRDE]] [[Uttam AESA Radar]]<ref>{{cite web|title=New Improved Uttam AESA Mk2|date=13 May 2021 |url=https://alphadefense.in/new-improved-uttam-aesa-lca-mk2/|publisher=Alpha Defence|access-date=13 May 2021}}</ref> 
* [[Defence Avionics Research Establishment|DARE]] Unified Electronic Warfare Suite (UEWS)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Chopra (Retd)|first1=AM Anil|title=Electronic Warfare -Trends – Time For India to Become Atamnirbhar|url=https://airpowerasia.com/2020/08/25/electronic-warfare-trends-time-for-india-to-become-atamnirbhar/|website=Air Power Asia|date=25 August 2020 |access-date=16 May 2021}}</ref>
* [[Defence Avionics Research Establishment|DARE]] Dual Colour [[Missile approach warning system|Missile Approach Warning System]] (DCMAWS)<ref>{{cite web|title=Dual Colour Missile Approach Warning System for Fighter Aircraft|url=https://www.drdo.gov.in/dual-colour-missile-approach-warning-system-dcmaws-fighter-aircraft|website=DRDO|access-date=16 May 2021}}</ref>
* DARE [[Targeting pod]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Tejas fighter to get indigenous Laser Designator Pod to target the enemy |url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/tejas-fighter-to-get-indigenous-laser-designator-pod-to-target-the-enemy-2172996.html |access-date=17 October 2021 |publisher=Zee News |date=22 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=EXCLUSIVE: How A Secretive DRDO Lab Is Saving The IAF Su-30MKI |url=https://www.livefistdefence.com/how-a-secretive-drdo-lab-is-saving-the-iaf-su-30mki/ |access-date=17 October 2021 |publisher=Livefist |date=16 February 2022}}</ref> 
}}

== See also ==

{{aircontent
|see also=
* [[HAL AMCA]]
|related=
* [[HAL Tejas]]
* [[HAL TEDBF]]
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|similar aircraft= <!-- aircraft that are of similar Role, Era, and Capability this design: -->
* [[AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo]]
* [[Chengdu J-10]] C
* [[Saab JAS 39 Gripen]] E/F
* [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon]] V Block 70/72
|lists=<!-- relevant lists that this aircraft appears in: -->
* [[List of fighter aircraft]]
* [[Fourth-generation jet fighter]]
}}

== Notes ==
{{Reflist|group=N}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

=== Bibliography ===

==External links==
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* [https://tejas.gov.in/ADA-Tejas%20Brochure-2015.pdf TEJAS The Indian Light Combat Aircraft, official brochure 2015] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711071247/https://www.tejas.gov.in/ADA-Tejas%20Brochure-2015.pdf |date=11 July 2020 }}

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