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Indigenous LCA Tejas better than Pak-Chinese joint venture JF-17 fighter j
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi (India), Feb 23 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said the indigenous LCA Tejas combat aircraft was better than the Chinese-Pakistani joint venture JF-17 Thunder in terms of performance and far more superior than the MiG-21 planes that it is going to replace in the A
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LAC Tejas is now combat ready
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb 20 (ANI): After over three and a half decades, the Indian Air Force on Wednesday finally agreed that the indigenously developed and built Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas was combat ready, and received the ‘release to service document’ certificate.
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Talk to Army Chief for queries on Pulwama terror attack: BS Dhanoa
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka), [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Talk to the Army Chief if anyone has a query about Pulwama terror attack, said Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa on Wednesday.
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HAL’s 83 LCA Tejas proposal non-compliant with tender requirements, IAF to
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 28 (ANI): In the already long-delayed Light Combat Aircraft Tejas fighter programme, the HAL proposal for supplying 83 jets to the Air Force has been repeatedly found non-compliant with its requirements and the matter would now be taken to the Defence Ministry for deci
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Israeli firm bags electronic warfare suite deal for LCA Tejas
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 26 (ANI): Israeli firm Elisra has bagged Rs 178 crore deal for developing the electronic warfare suite for the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1A aircraft being built for the Indian Air Force.
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Delay in LCA project has resulted in security threat to country, says Parl
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, Dec 16 (ANI) Frowning upon the "huge delays" in the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) programme, a Parliamentary Committee has said the failure to provide the required number of fighters to the IAF has "adversely affected" its combat potential and resulted in "security threat to the cou
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Delay in LCA project has 'limited combat potential of IAF', says Parliamen
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, Dec 14 (ANI) The delay in the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) project has "limited the combat potential of the IAF" besides increasing the costs, a Parliamentary Committee has said.
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Theme-based Aero India 2019 promises to be spectacular
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 7 (ANI): The 12th edition of 'Aero India 2019' which will begin from February 20 to 24 will see a host of events, including some which will be held for the first time.
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PM Modi likely to inaugurate Aero India 2019
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate the 12th edition of "Aero India 2019" which will commence from February 20 and will host a number of spectacular events out of which some are going to be held for the very first time. Indian American astrona
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Tejas clears maiden mid-air refuelling trial
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru [Karnataka], Sept 10 (ANI): India's indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas (LSP8) on Monday passed its maiden mid-air refuelling trial. In its first Wet (actual) engagement, Tejas transferred 1900 kg fuel from Indian Air Force (IAF) IL78 mid-air refuelling tanker. The refuell
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Indigenous Naval LCA inches closer to prove its Deck landing capability
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, August 2 (ANI): The Light Combat Aircraft, Naval Prototype 2 (NP2) today successfully crossed the first step to become Deck Landing compatible on an aircraft carrier.
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India-made Tejas acquits itself well at Gagan Shakti '18
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): The indigenously-manufactured Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas has performed well while it was put to trial by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in war-like operational conditions during Gagan Shakti, its biggest ever 14-day war exercise.
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