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Tejas Mk-1A to AMCA: Can IAF fix squadron woes or are delays here to stay?

Indian Air Force's active squadrons have fallen to 31 against the authorised 42, with an ageing fleet and delayed inductions exacerbating the issue

Tejas Mk-1A to AMCA: Can IAF fix squadron woes or are delays here to stay?
Updated On : 25 Dec 2024 | 3:05 PM IST

Delayed engines slow down Tejas Mk1A project. When will GE deliver them?

GE Aerospace has reportedly promised to start deliveries by either March or April 2025, amounting to a two-year delay

Delayed engines slow down Tejas Mk1A project. When will GE deliver them?
Updated On : 29 Oct 2024 | 3:41 PM IST

MQ-9B drones to Tejas engines: PM Modi's US visit impact on Indian military

PM Modi began a three-day visit to the US on September 21, including a meeting with US President Joe Biden

MQ-9B drones to Tejas engines: PM Modi's US visit impact on Indian military
Updated On : 23 Sep 2024 | 5:42 PM IST

India's 5th-gen fighter looks to move off the drawing board, into the air

Business Standard was granted an exclusive briefing at HAL Bengaluru on the progress of the AMCA project

India's 5th-gen fighter looks to move off the drawing board, into the air
Updated On : 30 May 2024 | 11:46 PM IST

Revamped Tejas Mk 1A ready for takeoff: First batch of 16 to serve IAF

Embark on the first leg of a four-part journey as the Tejas fighter undergoes an evolution

Revamped Tejas Mk 1A ready for takeoff: First batch of 16 to serve IAF
Updated On : 27 May 2024 | 11:30 PM IST

Tejas flies with India-made digital flight control computer for first time

This will connect the older Tejas fighter's analogue ports and cabling with the new digital world

Tejas flies with India-made digital flight control computer for first time
Updated On : 22 Feb 2024 | 11:00 PM IST

Soliders getting killed in Rajouri, PM taking Tejas sortie, says Owaisi

Owaisi's attack came after PM Modi flew a sortie in the indigenously designed, developed, and manufactured Tejas Twin Seat Light Combat Fighter aircraft in Bengaluru on Saturday

Soliders getting killed in Rajouri, PM taking Tejas sortie, says Owaisi
Updated On : 26 Nov 2023 | 7:47 AM IST

IAF to procure additional batch of 97 Tejas Mark-1A jets: Air Chief

The Indian Air Force is in the process of finalising a Rs 1.15 lakh crore deal to procure an additional batch of 97 Tejas Mark-1A aircraft besides upgrading 84 Sukhoi-30MKI jets at a cost of Rs 60,000 crore, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari said on Tuesday. In February 2021, the defence ministry sealed a Rs 48,000-crore deal with state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd for the procurement of 83 Tejas MK-1A jets for the IAF. With the additional 97 Tejas Mark-1A jets, the total number of indigenously-developed aircraft being procured by the IAF would go up to 180. Addressing a press conference ahead of the Air Force Day on October 8, the Chief of Air Staff also said that 84 Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jets will be upgraded at a cost of a little over Rs 60,000 crore. The defence ministry is also looking at signing a contract with the HAL next year to procure a total of 156 light combat helicopters (LCH) out of which 66 will be for the IAF. The IAF now operates 1

IAF to procure additional batch of 97 Tejas Mark-1A jets: Air Chief
Updated On : 03 Oct 2023 | 8:50 PM IST

Tejas fighter completes 7 years of service in the Indian Air Force

The IAF's confidence in the Tejas is underlined by the latest order for 83 Mark-1A fighters

Tejas fighter completes 7 years of service in the Indian Air Force
Updated On : 30 Jun 2023 | 9:21 PM IST

An atmanirbhar flight plan for fighter jets

Given the economic and military-technical realities, India needs to jump-start indigenous aero engine programmes for combat aircraft without delay

An atmanirbhar flight plan for fighter jets
Updated On : 03 Mar 2022 | 11:32 PM IST

International debut for Tejas fighters in tactical combat flying

HAL officials say they would have preferred to offer customers the sophisticated Mark 1A version of the Tejas, which has mid-air refuelling, AESA radar, and the ability to fire BVR missiles

International debut for Tejas fighters in tactical combat flying
Updated On : 24 Feb 2022 | 6:08 AM IST

Indian Air Force to send 5 Tejas jets for multilateral air exercise in UK

IAF will participate in a three-week multilateral air exercise at Waddington in the UK from March 6 with a fleet of five Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA).

Indian Air Force to send 5 Tejas jets for multilateral air exercise in UK
Updated On : 23 Feb 2022 | 7:23 PM IST

Swedish company Saab talks up Gripen fighter, describes offer to Finland

Gripen-E fighter priced at euro 100 million each

Swedish company Saab talks up Gripen fighter, describes offer to Finland
Updated On : 18 Nov 2021 | 6:19 PM IST

Looking at procuring 350 aircraft over the next two decades: IAF chief

Bhadauria: Tejas fighters 'will make the core of the aerospace industry'

Looking at procuring 350 aircraft over the next two decades: IAF chief
Updated On : 08 Sep 2021 | 10:50 PM IST

Tejas fighter jet's oxygen plant pressed into coronavirus duty

Defence minister also offers to deploy retired officers on pandemic service

Tejas fighter jet's oxygen plant pressed into coronavirus duty
Updated On : 20 Apr 2021 | 11:31 PM IST

Rajnath Singh to inaugurate HAL's second LCA production line on Tuesday

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's Tejas Light Combat Aircraft's second production line here on Tuesday, according to HAL officials.

Rajnath Singh to inaugurate HAL's second LCA production line on Tuesday
Updated On : 01 Feb 2021 | 11:20 AM IST

HAL rallies 14% as govt approves Tejas aircraft deal worth Rs 48,000 crore

The government has approved procurement of 83 indigenously-developed light combat aircraft 'Tejas' for the Indian Air Force

HAL rallies 14% as govt approves Tejas aircraft deal worth Rs 48,000 crore
Updated On : 14 Jan 2021 | 11:05 AM IST

Govt clears purchase of 83 indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft

India's largest indigenous defence procurement deal is worth Rs 45,696 cr

Govt clears purchase of 83 indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft
Updated On : 14 Jan 2021 | 12:36 AM IST

Lockheed Martin ready to help India on Tejas fighter, AMCA projects

India is also working on an ambitious $5 billion project to develop a fifth-generation medium weight deep penetration fighter jet to significantly bolster its air power capability.

Lockheed Martin ready to help India on Tejas fighter, AMCA projects
Updated On : 13 Feb 2020 | 5:13 PM IST

Tejas set for three-way dogfight in Malaysia with Pak, Korean jets

Aerospace experts believe Malaysia will choose between three light fighters: Tejas, the South Korean FA-50 Golden Eagle and the Chinese-Pakistani JF-17 Thunder

Tejas set for three-way dogfight in Malaysia with Pak, Korean jets
Updated On : 25 Mar 2019 | 1:17 AM IST