India to buy 83 light combat aircrafts Tejas from HAL for 45,696 crore
The LCA Tejas is going to be the backbone of the IAF fighter fleet in the years to come, says Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
BusinessToday.In | January 13, 2021 | Updated 22:41 IST
Tejas Mark-1A jet is an indigenously designed, developed and manufactured state-of-the-art modern 4+ generation fighter aircraft
The Union Cabinet, under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on 13 January approved procurement of 73 LCA Tejas Mk-1A fighter aircrafts and 10 LCA Tejas Mk-1 Trainer aircrafts at the cost of Rs 45,696 Crore along with design and development of infrastructure sanctions worth Rs 1,202 crore. The aircraft will be manufactured by defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), which will give a further push to Atma Nirbhar Bharat initiative and boost indigenisation of defence production and the defence industry in the country.