Home-made Fighter Jets

A prototype of the naval version of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas became the first Indian-made fighter jet to land on the deck of an aircraft carrier, sources have said. The prototype successfully landed on the deck of India's only operational aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, marking a big step-up in the overall LCA programme.

India's first home-made warplane, the Tejas, will be shown off at the opening of Asia's largest air show in Bengaluru today, where foreign manufacturers like Lockheed Martin and Saab are also competing to land multi-billion dollar defence contracts.

China's first-ever made-at-home aircraft carrier, designed to base fighter jets and helicopters, is nearly complete and could be ready for sea trials next year, according to a leading defence news portal and photos available online.

India's home-made combat plane, the Tejas, will, for the first time, fly outside the country. In six days, at the Bahrain Air Show, the Tejas-Mark 1A, a Light Combat Aircraft or LCA, will compete with a fighter jet made jointly by Pakistan and China. Both jets are scheduled to fly and display their capabilities.

After a crippling three decade wait by the Indian Air Force for the home-made fighter jet Tejas, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has reportedly set a deadline of a month for training and maintenance manuals to be shared with pilots.

The head of Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) said Tuesday that Pakistan had introduced 50 home-assembled multi-role JF-17 Thunder fight jets into its airforce.

A prototype of the naval version of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas became the first Indian-made fighter jet to land on the deck of an aircraft carrier, sources have said. The prototype successfully landed on the deck of India's only operational aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, marking a big step-up in the overall LCA programme.

India's first home-made warplane, the Tejas, will be shown off at the opening of Asia's largest air show in Bengaluru today, where foreign manufacturers like Lockheed Martin and Saab are also competing to land multi-billion dollar defence contracts.

China's first-ever made-at-home aircraft carrier, designed to base fighter jets and helicopters, is nearly complete and could be ready for sea trials next year, according to a leading defence news portal and photos available online.

India's home-made combat plane, the Tejas, will, for the first time, fly outside the country. In six days, at the Bahrain Air Show, the Tejas-Mark 1A, a Light Combat Aircraft or LCA, will compete with a fighter jet made jointly by Pakistan and China. Both jets are scheduled to fly and display their capabilities.

After a crippling three decade wait by the Indian Air Force for the home-made fighter jet Tejas, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has reportedly set a deadline of a month for training and maintenance manuals to be shared with pilots.

The head of Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) said Tuesday that Pakistan had introduced 50 home-assembled multi-role JF-17 Thunder fight jets into its airforce.