India’s new fighter jet Tejas Mk1A was tested today. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited said that LA5033, the first aircraft of the Tejas Mk1A aircraft series, successfully took to the skies in Bengaluru today. The fighter jet kept flying in the sky for 18 minutes.
Army will get 83 fighter jets by 2028
The central government had signed a huge contract worth Rs 46,898 crore for 83 advanced Tejas Mark-1A jets in 2021. Deliveries are scheduled between March 2024 and February 2028. The Indian Air Force already has two Tejas squadrons, ‘Flying Daggers’ and ‘Flying Bullets’, one of which is now deployed in the south-western sector.
These things are special in fighter jet
Many advanced technologies have been used in the fighter jet Tejas MK-1A compared to the previous aircraft. It is fitted with digital radar warning receivers, an improved AESA (active electronically scanned array) radar, enhanced visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missiles and external self-protection jammers, among other improvements. Tejas fighter aircraft will become the main fighter jet of the Indian Air Force in the coming time, replacing foreign jet aircraft.
Defense PSU HAL is manufacturing Tejas Mk-1A or LCA Mk1A. It has been developed by the Bengaluru-based DRDO lab Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA).
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