Light Combat Aircraft

The defence ministry has issued a tender to state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for procurement of 97 light combat aircraft (LCA Mk-1A) Tejas for the Indian Air Force, officials said today.

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.

An indigenously developed digital fly-by-wire flight control computer was integrated into the Tejas light combat jet, the defence ministry said on Tuesday, describing it as a "significant development" in the aircraft programme.

Nigeria, Philippines, Argentina and Egypt have shown interest in procuring indigenously-developed Tejas Light Combat Aircraft, CB Ananthakrishnan, the Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, said on Wednesday.

The Tejas aircraft that Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a sortie in today is a light combat fighter jet indigenously built by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a sortie on the indigenously built light combat fighter aircraft Tejas in Bengaluru today.

India's light combat aircraft Tejas and advanced light helicopter Dhruv will participate in the biennial Dubai Airshow that is scheduled to take place from November 13 to 17.

The advance landing ground (ALG) in Ladakh's Nyoma will be upgraded to a fully-equipped airbase that can operate numerous fighter jets like the Rafale, Sukhoi-30MKI and Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, sources have said.

Indigenously-developed Light Combat Aircraft Tejas today successfully test-fired an ASTRA beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile off the coast of Goa.

A successful flight-test of power take off (PTO) shaft was conducted on the Light Combat Aircraft Tejas in Bengaluru on Tuesday, the defence ministry said.

Argentina and Egypt have joined a number of other countries in showing interest in procuring the indigenously-developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas from India.

Egypt on Wednesday reaffirmed its interests in procuring the Tejas light combat aircraft, radars, military helicopters and other platforms from India.

Of the 15 limited series production helicopters approved, 10 are for the IAF and five for the army

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.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) will participate in a three-week multilateral air exercise at Waddington in the UK from March 6 with a fleet of five Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA).

The defence ministry has issued a tender to state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for procurement of 97 light combat aircraft (LCA Mk-1A) Tejas for the Indian Air Force, officials said today.

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.

An indigenously developed digital fly-by-wire flight control computer was integrated into the Tejas light combat jet, the defence ministry said on Tuesday, describing it as a "significant development" in the aircraft programme.

Nigeria, Philippines, Argentina and Egypt have shown interest in procuring indigenously-developed Tejas Light Combat Aircraft, CB Ananthakrishnan, the Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, said on Wednesday.

The Tejas aircraft that Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a sortie in today is a light combat fighter jet indigenously built by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a sortie on the indigenously built light combat fighter aircraft Tejas in Bengaluru today.

India's light combat aircraft Tejas and advanced light helicopter Dhruv will participate in the biennial Dubai Airshow that is scheduled to take place from November 13 to 17.

The advance landing ground (ALG) in Ladakh's Nyoma will be upgraded to a fully-equipped airbase that can operate numerous fighter jets like the Rafale, Sukhoi-30MKI and Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, sources have said.

Indigenously-developed Light Combat Aircraft Tejas today successfully test-fired an ASTRA beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile off the coast of Goa.

A successful flight-test of power take off (PTO) shaft was conducted on the Light Combat Aircraft Tejas in Bengaluru on Tuesday, the defence ministry said.

Argentina and Egypt have joined a number of other countries in showing interest in procuring the indigenously-developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas from India.

Egypt on Wednesday reaffirmed its interests in procuring the Tejas light combat aircraft, radars, military helicopters and other platforms from India.

Of the 15 limited series production helicopters approved, 10 are for the IAF and five for the army

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.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) will participate in a three-week multilateral air exercise at Waddington in the UK from March 6 with a fleet of five Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA).