Rajnath Singh became the first Defence Minister to fly in India’s indigenous multi-role Light Combat Aircraft ‘Tejas’ on Wednesday. The sortie was carried out from the HAL airport in Bengaluru.
Crux of the Matter
Rajnath Singh congratulated HAL, DRDO and the IAF on Tejas and stated that India now has the capability to export fighter planes across the world.
The 4.5th generation multi-role fighter is expected to strengthen India’s air defence capabilities.
Recently the LCA Tejas successfully conducted an ‘arrested landing’, thereby demonstrating the capability to land on an aircraft carrier.
The IAF has inducted 16 combat-ready LCAs into its fleet since 2018.
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The HAL Tejas is an Indian single-engine, delta wing, multirole light fighter designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy. It came from the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) programme, which began in the 1980s to replace India’s ageing MiG-21 fighters. In 2003, the LCA was officially named “Tejas”. As of 2019, the planned number of Tejas in Indian Air Force inventory, is a total 324 aircraft of several variants. More Info
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