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Tejas multirole light fighter

March 27, 2019
India’s HAL Rolls Out 16th Tejas Light Combat Aircraft
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The latest Tejas fighter jet has been produced in initial operational clearance configuration.

February 21, 2019
India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Is Combat Ready
By Franz-Stefan Gady
India’s Tejas light combat aircraft is finally ready for action.

February 12, 2019
India’s Air Force to Receive 4 More Tejas Light Combat Aircraft in March 2019
By Franz-Stefan Gady
India’s Ministry of Defense revealed this week that four more Tejas light combat aircraft will be delivered to the Air Force next month.

November 07, 2018
India’s HAL to Double Annual Production Rate of Tejas Light Combat Aircraft From 8 to 16
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited is opening a new production facility in 2020 to double the production of Tejas LCA per annum.

September 11, 2018
India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Conducts First-Ever Aerial Refueling
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Indian Air Force carried out its first mid-air refueling of the indigenously developed Tejas LCA on September 10.

August 09, 2018
HAL Chief: Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Will Be ‘Backbone’ of Indian Air Force’s ‘Combat Power’
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The head of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited flew in the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft earlier this week.

August 03, 2018
Naval Version of India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Successfully Tests Arrestor Hook Capability
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The naval variant of the fighter jet conducted the first successful test of its indigenously developed arrestor hook system.

July 10, 2018
India’s Light Combat Aircraft Misses Deadline for Final Operational Clearance
By Franz-Stefan Gady
India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft missed another deadline to become fully combat-ready.

May 24, 2018
India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Faces Further Delays
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Serial production of the Tejas is encountering additional delays as the Indian Air Force is requesting the incorporation of new and upgraded systems.

May 04, 2018
India’s Light Combat Aircraft Fires Beyond Visual Range Missile
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Tejas Light Combat Aircraft has successfully test-fired the Derby air-to-air beyond visual range missile.

November 14, 2017
Indian Air Force: Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Can’t Protect Indian Skies
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A new report by the IAF said that the Tejas fighter jet lags behind its foreign competitors like the JAS-39 Gripen.

August 10, 2017
India’s Light Combat Aircraft Well Behind Schedule
By Franz-Stefan Gady
India’s defense industry is behind schedule in delivering the country’s first indigenous fighter jet.
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