{"id":16634,"date":"2023-11-04T06:06:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T00:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=16634"},"modified":"2025-04-04T22:17:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T16:47:30","slug":"tedbf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/tedbf\/","title":{"rendered":"Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a\u00a0canard delta-wing,\u00a0twin-engine, carrier-based,\u00a0multirole combat aircraft currently under development\u00a0for the Indian Navy.<\/li>\n<li>The TEDBF is being\u00a0indigenously designed and developed\u00a0by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA)\u00a0and will be\u00a0manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).<\/li>\n<li>It is\u00a0intended for carrier-based operations and is expected to\u00a0replace the ageing MiG-29K fighters on the\u00a0INS Vikramaditya\u00a0and the upcoming\u00a0INS Vikrant aircraft carriers.<\/li>\n<li>Key Features:\n<ul>\n<li>The TEDBF&#8217;s\u00a0twin engines will\u00a0enable shorter take-offs from the Indian Navy\u2019s Short Take-Off Barrier Arrested Recovery (STOBAR)\u00a0aircraft carriers.<\/li>\n<li>It will have a\u00a0maximum take-off weight of between\u00a024 and 26 tons.<\/li>\n<li>The TEDBF fighters will be able to\u00a0reach Mach 1.6 speeds.<\/li>\n<li>Designed specifically for carrier-based operations, the TEDBF will\u00a0feature foldable wings for more compact storage, enhancing the flexibility of carrier operations.<\/li>\n<li>It will be\u00a0equipped with various homegrown Indian\u00a0weapon systems and avionics.<\/li>\n<li>It is intended to\u00a0perform various missions, including\u00a0air supremacy, air interdiction, anti-access\/area denial (A2\/AD), anti-ship warfare (ASW), and electronic warfare (EW) missions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What is a canard on an airplane?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A canard is a\u00a0fuselage-mounted, horizontal surface that\u00a0is located forward of the\u00a0main wing\u00a0to\u00a0provide longitudinal stability and control.<\/li>\n<li>Depending upon the installation, it\u00a0may be a fixed, moveable, or variable geometry\u00a0surface\u00a0and\u00a0may or may not incorporate control surfaces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What is a Delta Wing?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A delta wing is a type of\u00a0wing design characterized by a triangular or delta-shaped planform.<\/li>\n<li>In this design, the wing\u00a0has a straight leading edge\u00a0and a swept-back trailing edge,\u00a0forming\u00a0a shape reminiscent\u00a0of the Greek letter &#8220;delta&#8221;\u00a0(\u0394).<\/li>\n<li>Advantages:\n<ul>\n<li>The delta wing offers advantages in\u00a0structural integrity and\u00a0both high-speed and low-speed flight.<\/li>\n<li>Because of the\u00a0wing\u2019s large surface area compared to its span, it\u00a0can be built stronger\u00a0and stiffer and also has a\u00a0greater internal volume for fuel storage.<\/li>\n<li>Delta wing aircraft\u00a0do not require a horizontal tail.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Disadvantage: Higher viscous drag due to the large wing area.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1) What is Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)?<\/h3>\n<p>Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is an aerospace and defense company, owned by the government of India. The company develops, designs, manufactures, and supplies aircraft, helicopters, avionics, and communications equipment for military and civil markets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.republicworld.com\/defence\/defence-technology\/indian-navy-s-indigenous-tedbf-program-progresses-prototype-expected-in-4-5-years.news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Indian Navy&#8217;s indigenous TEDBF program progresses, prototype expected in 4-5 Years<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter is a canard delta-wing, twin-engine, carrier-based, multirole combat aircraft currently under development for the Indian Navy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":16635,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-16634","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16634\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}