The first flight of the Made In India indigenous light combat aircraft (LCA) Mark 1A fighter aircraft was completed in Bengaluru by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Thursday, officials said.
The state-owned public sector unit is also working towards the delivery of the first twin-seater trainer version aircraft to the IAF at the earliest, defence sources told ANI.
In the first-ever crash of the Light Combat Aircraft Tejas in Jaisalmer on Tuesday, initial reports suggest that engine failure caused the accident in which the pilot managed to eject safely.
For Milan 2024, nearly 20 ships from Indian Navy, including aircraft carriers INS Vikrant and INS Vikramaditya, and nearly 50 aircraft including MiG29K, LCA, Tejas and P8I are participating in the exercise.
The Indian Air Force is planning to raise the first squadron of the indigenous LCA Mark1A fighter aircraft squadron at the Nal air base in Bikaner district of Rajasthan near the Pakistan front.
Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Thursday said the nod given by the Defence Ministry to procure 97 more LCA mark 1A fighter jets marks a 'landmark event' and demonstrates the force's commitment towards 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'.
the Defence Ministry on Thursday cleared the proposal for acquiring 97 Light Combat Aircraft Mark 1A fighter jets for Indian Air Force at a cost of around Rs 65,000 crore.
The Defence Ministry is scheduled to take up two of India's biggest-ever fighter aircraft projects worth Rs 1.3 lakh crore for discussion in a crucial meeting this week including buying 97 new LCA Mark 1A fighter aircraft and indigenously upgrading 84 Su-30 MKI combat planes
Indian public sector aerospace and defence manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics, which currently has the capacity to build eight Light Combat Aircraft per year, intends to take up to 24 in the course of the next three years.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a sortie in the indigenously designed fighter aircraft LCA Tejas, Union Minister Prahlad Singh Patel on Saturday said that the former's fame and working style is such that he leads from the front.
In a historic milestone, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew a sortie in the indigenously designed, developed, and manufactured Tejas Twin Seat Light Combat Fighter aircraft at Bengaluru on Saturday.
Heaping praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ride on a twin-seater trainer LCA Tejas aircraft, India's Defence Expert Praful Bakshi said on Saturday that when a Prime Minister takes a ride on a fighter aircraft, it motivates the entire youth of the nation.