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LCA Mark-1 A is an advanced version of Tejas aircraft. It has upgraded avionics and radar systems.
Defense Secretary RK Singh said on Saturday that Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) may hand over two Tejas Mark-1 fighter aircraft to the Indian Air Force in September. Integration of weapons has also been done in these aircraft.
In fact, in February 2021, the government signed an agreement of 48,000 crore with HAL to buy 83 Tejas Mark-1A, but HAL has not yet been able to submit a single aircraft due to delay in delivery of American engine. However, it is now expected that by 2028, HAL will hand over all the aircraft to the Air Force.
Apart from this, Singh said that the government is going to make a new agreement to buy 97 and Tejas with HAL, which will be estimated to be around Rs 67,000 crore. At present, 38 Tejas are in the Air Force.
Earlier, the news agency ANI had quoted defense sources as saying that the central government on August 19 approved a ₹ 62 thousand crore project to buy a 97 LCA Mark 1A fighter jet for the Indian Air Force (IAF).
LCA Mark 1A is an advanced version of Tejas aircraft. It has upgraded avionics and radar systems. More than 65% of LCA Mark-1A equipment are made in India. Tejas has also been developed by HAL. It is a light fighter aircraft with single engine.
HAL has time up to 2028 for the first order HAL has a time till 2028 to deliver 83 aircrafts. HAL chairman and managing director DK Sunil said that the industry was being held responsible for the delay in delivery, but the delay was due to technical flaws. Now it has been removed.
Mig series aircraft will replace LCA Mark-1 A Defense sources said that the new project of 97 aircraft will help the Indian Air Force to replace its Mig-21 aircraft fleet. The MiG-21 fighter aircraft will retire on 19 September after serving the Indian Air Force for 62 years.
LCA Mark-1 will replace the MiG-21 fleet of the Airforce. LCA Mark-1 A is considered to be a major step towards India’s self-reliance and make-in-India in aerospace. It is planned to deploy it at Nal Airbase in Bikaner, Rajasthan near Pakistan border.
PM Modi has also flew in Tejas Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew on the Tejas Fighter Plane in Bangalore on 25 November 2022. This was the first flight in the fighter plane of an Indian Prime Minister. Before flying in Tejas, Modi also arrived in Bangalore -based Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
PM Narendra Modi flew in Tejas in Bengaluru on 25 November 2022.
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