The Indian Air Force (IAF) will receive the first-ever twin-seater Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bengaluru. Ajay Bhatt, the state minister for defense, attended this historic event at the Lca Tejas division factory of HAL with Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari.

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The delivery of all 83 aircraft is anticipated to be finished by 2029, with HAL delivering the first three aircraft in the third year (2024) and 16 aircraft a year for the subsequent five years.

“We have now agreed to a contract for 83 more LCAs, and we want to buy 97 more LCAs. The Indian Air Force will purchase a fleet of 220 LCAs in the upcoming years. The nation should be proud of itself, the IAF head declared on Wednesday.

The LCA Tejas twin seater is a 4.5-generation, lightweight, multi-role aircraft. According to HAL, it combines modern ideas and technology including effortless maneuvering, advanced glass cockpits, integrated digital avionics systems, and advanced composite materials for the airframe. Other features include relaxed static stability, quadruplex fly-by-wire flight control, and relaxed static stability.

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As a result, India joins a select group of “very few” developed nations that have developed such skills and implemented them in their armed forces, the report stated, adding that this is yet another accomplishment for the government of India’s “Atmanirbhar Bharat” initiative.

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