A more definite answer to your question Harlequin,
First Hawks to arrive by Mid Nov 07:
www.hindu.com...
Coincidently this very article has the air chief claiming that MRCA a/c will start induction into the IAF from 2012 onwards. I had hoped(as I
mentioned in prev posts) that active inventory a/c could be temporarily loaned as early as 2010 till production queues caught up. They haven't even
finalised the aircraft..
[edit on 2-11-2007 by Daedalus3]