Nikita GF-23 Vetala: Difference between revisions

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Revision as of 20:31, 3 February 2021

Nikita GF-23 Vetala
Nikita GF-23 in flight.jpg
Role Multirole fighter
Manufacturer Nikita Corporation
Status In active service
Primary user Tennai
Program cost NS$ 63 billion
Unit cost
NS$ 45 million

The Nikita GF-23 Vetala is a Tennaiite single-seat, twin-engine, stealth all-weather multi-role fighter aircraft. It is produced by a public-private joint venture between the Defense Research and Development Organization, Nikita Corporation, Tennai Aerospace Industries, Cheppali International, and other private Tennaiite companies.

Nikita GF-23 Vetala can perform air superiority, ground attack, bombing, intercepting, strike and other types of roles. It combines supercruise, stealth, advanced AESA radar, supermaneuverability, data fusion and advanced avionics to overcome and suppress previous generation fighter aircraft along with many ground and maritime defenses. It complements the TAI GF-20 Berunda and the Cheppali GF-19 Garuda in the air force service and the GF-19 Garuda in the naval service. The aircraft, along with its naval variants, is intended to provide the bulk of the manned tactical air power of the Royal Tenniite Air Force and Navy over the coming decades.

Development

ASF Program

Funding

Design and development

Prototypes

Project mothballing and resumption

Modular approach

Design

Overview

Airframe

Flight surfaces and controls

Propulsion

Stealth and radar signature

Armaments and standards

Avionics and equipment

Radar and sensors

Cockpit

Operators

Specifications