LCA Tejas Mk1A, Air Force to purchase 100 Tejas Mk1A jets for $8 billion
Recently, the Indian Air Force made a big development in making its aerospace more powerful and advanced. IAF has decided to replace the aging fleet of the MiG 21 fighter jet. However, the Indian Air Force will buy around 100 Tejas MK-1A fighter jets from HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited), confirmed a senior defense official. According to the reports, the decision to buy an additional 100 Light Combat Aircraft Tejas MK-1A from HAL came in a bid to give a boost to the indigenous aerospace industry. Since the senior defense official announced this major development will be made by IAF, people have been left curious to know more details and insight into this story. Therefore, we have come up with all the imperative details related to ICA Tejas MK1A mentioned in the following sections of this column. Continue reading this article and get more details.
LCA Tejas Mk-1A
However, the order for additional 100 Tejas MK-1A fighter jets has not been placed yet by the IFA. But it is expected that the Indian Air Force will place an order with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited very soon to replace its aging fleet of MiG 21 fighter jets. However, the officials of IAF have sent a proposal to the Defense Ministry to replace MiG 21 fighter aircraft with Tejas MK-1A, the defense minister may give clearance for the order soon. Take a look below and get more insight into this news.
In addition, in the next few years, a total of 300 Tejas Mark 1A fighter aircraft will be inducted into the Indian Air Force. Tejas MK-1A fighter jet is an indigenously designed, manufactured, and developed. It is a modern 4-plus generation fighter jet with over 65% indigenous components. Tejas MK-1A has a Beyond Visual Range Missile with an indigenously developed AESA radar (Active Electronically Scanned Array), modern EW Suite (Electronic Warfare), and AAR (Air-to-air) capabilities. Shift to the next section and get more details. Scroll down the page.
The indigenously developed fighter jet Tejas MK-1A is said to have all the qualities to meet the operational requirements of the Indian Air Force. Reportedly, VR Chaudhari who is the chief of the Indian Air Force reviewed the development and manufacturing of the indigenous fighter je Tejas MK-1A with all stakeholders. The fighter jet has been the flag bearer of the Indian Air Force’s efforts towards indigenization of its aircraft fleet. The Indian Air Force contracted with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd for the delivery of 73 LCA Tejas MK-1A fighter jets and 10 LCA Tejas MK-1A aircraft in 2021.
