Indian Air force clears Tejas Mark 2 design, production in 2023

With the Indian Air Force (IAF) placing orders for 123 Tejas fighters and the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) also evaluating the nippy light fighter, the country’s home-grown light combat aircraft (LCA) is evolving from its current, single-engine, Mark 1 avatar to a more sophisticated, twin-engine, fifth-generation fighter that can dominate the South Asian skies.

A major landmark in that evolution was passed on November 15, when the Deputy Chief of Air Staff (DCAS), Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari, accepted the comprehensive design review (CDR) of the LCA Mark 2.

A CDR is a multi-discipline, technical review that is a critical step in