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'It Was Minor Tech Incident On Ground': HAL Dismisses Tejas Crash Reports
India's top plane-maker HAL has denied media reports that claimed a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas crashed earlier this month. In a statement, the Bengaluru-based Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) said it was "a minor technical incident".
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NDTV Profit Conclave 2026: LCA Tejas Won't Become Dated. Defence Secretary Explains Why
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has placed a large order for 180 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas. However, some have speculated that by the time the IAF gets all the aircraft it had ordered, these platforms would become dated.
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1st Flight Of Light Combat Aircraft Tejas Mk1A Conducted Successfully
The first aircraft LA5033 of the Tejas Mk1A series successfully soared in the sky after taking off from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) facility in Bengaluru today, the public sector aerospace and defence company said.
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Air Force Commits To Buy 6 Squadrons Of Light Combat Aircraft Mark 2
Fully backing the indigenous fighter aircraft programmes, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Monday said the Indian Air Force has already given the commitment to buy six squadrons of the under development Light Combat Aircraft Mark 2.
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India To Showcase Tejas Light Combat Aircraft At Singapore Airshow
India will showcase its indigenously developed Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) at the four-day Singapore Air Show next week.
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Tejas Aircraft Not A Replacement For MIG-21 Fighters: Defence Ministry
Tejas is not being inducted as a replacement of the MIG-21 fighter aircraft, but as part of the modernisation of the Indian Air Force, the Ministry of Defence told the Rajya Sabha today.
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Defence Minister To Inaugurate HAL's Second LCA Production Line
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's Tejas Light Combat Aircraft's second production line on Tuesday, according to HAL officials.The event comes a day before the opening of the AeroIndia 2021, the country's premier aerospace and Defence exhibition at Air Force Station, Yelahanka on Wednesday.
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Navy's LCA Tejas Prototype Achieves Another Seminal Milestone
In yet another milestone, the naval variant of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas has for the first time completed a cycle of launch and recovery in a single sortie essential for aircraft carrier operations at the shore-based test facility in Goa, officials said on Monday.
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Rajnath Singh Flies Tejas. Know More About The Made-In-India Fighter Jet
Rajnath Singh became first Defence Minister to fly on the made-in-India fighter jet Tejas. "I am thrilled," he said, after the sortie.
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HAL Rolls Out 16th Light Combat Aircraft Tejas; Meets Target
State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on Monday said it has rolled out its 16th Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fighter in the initial operational clearance (IOC) configuration to be inducted into the fleet of Indian Air Force (IAF).
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LCA Tejas, India's 1st Self-Made Fighter Jet, Now Fully Combat-Ready
India's first self-made fighter jet Light Combat Aircraft Tejas or LCA Tejas is finally ready to be used in operations by the Indian Air Force or IAF. In what was termed as a "landmark day" in India's defence capability, LCA Tejas received the final operational clearance for induction into the air force as a fully-weaponised fighter jet.
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Trials On For AC Jackets For Indian Special Forces: Manohar Parrikar
The government is testing 'air-conditioned' jackets to be worn by special force soldiers who operate for long hours in hot areas. Though the government has not said what material the jackets would be made of and the kind of technology used, former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has confirmed that trials for such jackets are on
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Tejas Successfully Test Fires Beyond Visual Range Missile
Light combat aircraft Tejas today "successfully" test fired an air-to-air missile, paving the way for powering the indigenously-built aircraft with missiles having beyond visual range capabilities (BVR).
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For One Hour, I Flew On The Tejas - Here's What It's Like
For more than two decades, I have been chasing fighter planes around the world. I have been lucky - flying with the Air Force during the Kargil war, flying off the deck of the Virat on a Sea Harrier. But there was always one combat jet that I desperately wanted to fly on.
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Tejas, 33 Years In The Making, Aims To Show Its Potential In Bengaluru
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.
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'It Was Minor Tech Incident On Ground': HAL Dismisses Tejas Crash Reports
India's top plane-maker HAL has denied media reports that claimed a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas crashed earlier this month. In a statement, the Bengaluru-based Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) said it was "a minor technical incident".
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NDTV Profit Conclave 2026: LCA Tejas Won't Become Dated. Defence Secretary Explains Why
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has placed a large order for 180 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas. However, some have speculated that by the time the IAF gets all the aircraft it had ordered, these platforms would become dated.
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1st Flight Of Light Combat Aircraft Tejas Mk1A Conducted Successfully
The first aircraft LA5033 of the Tejas Mk1A series successfully soared in the sky after taking off from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) facility in Bengaluru today, the public sector aerospace and defence company said.
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Air Force Commits To Buy 6 Squadrons Of Light Combat Aircraft Mark 2
Fully backing the indigenous fighter aircraft programmes, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Monday said the Indian Air Force has already given the commitment to buy six squadrons of the under development Light Combat Aircraft Mark 2.
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India To Showcase Tejas Light Combat Aircraft At Singapore Airshow
India will showcase its indigenously developed Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) at the four-day Singapore Air Show next week.
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Tejas Aircraft Not A Replacement For MIG-21 Fighters: Defence Ministry
Tejas is not being inducted as a replacement of the MIG-21 fighter aircraft, but as part of the modernisation of the Indian Air Force, the Ministry of Defence told the Rajya Sabha today.
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Defence Minister To Inaugurate HAL's Second LCA Production Line
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's Tejas Light Combat Aircraft's second production line on Tuesday, according to HAL officials.The event comes a day before the opening of the AeroIndia 2021, the country's premier aerospace and Defence exhibition at Air Force Station, Yelahanka on Wednesday.
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Navy's LCA Tejas Prototype Achieves Another Seminal Milestone
In yet another milestone, the naval variant of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas has for the first time completed a cycle of launch and recovery in a single sortie essential for aircraft carrier operations at the shore-based test facility in Goa, officials said on Monday.
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Rajnath Singh Flies Tejas. Know More About The Made-In-India Fighter Jet
Rajnath Singh became first Defence Minister to fly on the made-in-India fighter jet Tejas. "I am thrilled," he said, after the sortie.
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HAL Rolls Out 16th Light Combat Aircraft Tejas; Meets Target
State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on Monday said it has rolled out its 16th Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fighter in the initial operational clearance (IOC) configuration to be inducted into the fleet of Indian Air Force (IAF).
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LCA Tejas, India's 1st Self-Made Fighter Jet, Now Fully Combat-Ready
India's first self-made fighter jet Light Combat Aircraft Tejas or LCA Tejas is finally ready to be used in operations by the Indian Air Force or IAF. In what was termed as a "landmark day" in India's defence capability, LCA Tejas received the final operational clearance for induction into the air force as a fully-weaponised fighter jet.
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Trials On For AC Jackets For Indian Special Forces: Manohar Parrikar
The government is testing 'air-conditioned' jackets to be worn by special force soldiers who operate for long hours in hot areas. Though the government has not said what material the jackets would be made of and the kind of technology used, former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has confirmed that trials for such jackets are on
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Tejas Successfully Test Fires Beyond Visual Range Missile
Light combat aircraft Tejas today "successfully" test fired an air-to-air missile, paving the way for powering the indigenously-built aircraft with missiles having beyond visual range capabilities (BVR).
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For One Hour, I Flew On The Tejas - Here's What It's Like
For more than two decades, I have been chasing fighter planes around the world. I have been lucky - flying with the Air Force during the Kargil war, flying off the deck of the Virat on a Sea Harrier. But there was always one combat jet that I desperately wanted to fly on.
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Tejas, 33 Years In The Making, Aims To Show Its Potential In Bengaluru
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.
