Indian Air Force Flies 14 Tejas Fighter Jets In Formation For First Time
The Tejas is an Indian fighter jet developed by Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited (HAL)
The Indian Air Force (IAF) flew 14 Tejas aircraft in formation for the first
time on Friday. The fighter jets took off from the Indian Air Force Base in
Sulur near Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.
The Tejas is an Indian fighter jet developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(HAL) for the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy in collaboration with the
Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA).
Marking a first, #IndianAirForce flew 14 Tejas aircraft in formation from AF Stn Sulur, today.
— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) October 15, 2021
The effort was made possible due to support from @HALHQBLR and @DRDO_India#LCA#VocalForLocal pic.twitter.com/rXyO7T1gWP
Tejas was the result of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) program that began
in the 1980s to replace IAF's ageing MiG-21 fighters. The LAC was officially
renamed Tejas in 2003.
After HF-24 Marut, the Tejas is the second supersonic fighter developed by
HAL. Earlier in January, India approved a deal worth Rs 48,000 crore to
procure 83 indigenously-developed TEJAS.
The procurement of 73 TEJAS Mk-1A fighter aircraft and 10 TEJAS MK-1
Trainer aircraft at the cost of Rs. 45,696 crore along with Design and
Development of Infrastructure sanctions worth.
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