According to the agreed-upon delivery schedule, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will hand over the first batch of LCA-Tejas Trainer aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF) by the end of next month or early March. Four Tejas Mk1 Trainers are nearing the completion of flight testing and will be delivered to the Indian Air Force shortly.
The addition of the Tejas Mk1 Trainers will help pilots who are being trained for new squadrons that are being formed for the intake of 73 Tejas Mk1A fighter jets that are on order. HAL has placed orders for 18 Tejas Mk1 Trainers, which will be delivered over the next year before the IAF receives two Tejas Mk1As in March 2024.
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About HAL Tejas
It is the smallest and lightest supersonic combat aircraft in its class. The Tejas is HAL’s second fighter designed with supersonic performance in mind, following the HAL HF-24 Marut. The Tejas received its initial operational clearance in 2011.
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The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) of the Indian Department of Defence oversaw the aircraft’s design and development, with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) serving as the prime industrial contractor.
In January 2020, a Tejas naval prototype successfully completed a flight test aboard the Indian Navy’s aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya. In May 2020, the IAF received the first Tejas Mk1 in final operational clearance (FOC) configuration.
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