Full-scale production of Light Combat Aircraft Tejas to begin in 2017
Citat:The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced plans to commence full-scale production of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas in 2017.
Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar was quoted by Defenseworld.net as saying, "As per my primary report, it is appreciated by other countries who are interested.
"By next year, we are starting full-scale production."
India To Replace MiG Fleet With 106 Upgraded Tejas Jets
Citat:The Indian Ministry of Defense has decided to replace the aging MiG fighter fleet of the Air Force with 106 upgraded indigenous Tejas jets.
The new upgraded Tejas Mark 1-A would be a 1000 kg lighter than existing version which is 6500 kg along with 43 other improvements, Tribune news daily reported Monday.
A decision has been taken to produce 106 “Tejas Mark 1-A” jets and the same has been conveyed to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), besides the manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), a public sector undertaking owned by MoD, the news daily reported citing unnamed sources.
The MoD has set a 2018 deadline for the first aircraft to be ready and a complete production by 2022-2023.
Tejas LSP-3 flies with new Cobham quartz radome Citat:India’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas achieved yet anothermilestone ahead of the Final Operational Clearance (FOC) on Wednesday.
Sources confirmed to 'Mathrubhumi' on Thursday that the Limited Series Production (LSP-3) variant of Tejas had its first flight fitted with the new quartz radome from Cobham.
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