Indian Defence Industry Gives LCA Tejasâ Oxygen Generation Tech To Pvt Industry Amid Covid-19 Surge: Rajnath Singh
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Amid the Covid-19 surge and shortage of oxygen cylinders across the country, the Indian defence industry has given On-Board Oxygen Generation Technology developed for Light Combat Aircraft Tejas to private industry, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
The Uttar Pradesh government has placed an order for five such oxygen generation plants, Singh said during a meeting to review preparedness with Defence Ministry officials, Armed Forces and defence organisations on Tuesday amid the spike in Covid-19 cases.
Uttam AESA radar integrated with LCA Tejas
BENGALURU: In a major boost to indigenous defence technologies, at least 51% of the 123 LCA Tejas fighters that will be inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) will have the desi Uttam radar, replacing Israeli radars that the first batch of aircraft will be equipped with.
In all, IAF will get 123 Tejas fighters: 40 in initial and final operational clearance (IOC and FOC) configurations and 83 Tejas Mark-1A, orders for which were placed in the first week of February. While the first 40 will have mechanical radars (all Israeli), 83 Mk-1A planes will have Active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars.
51% of new Tejas fighter jets to have indigenous Uttam radars, says DRDO chairman
Uttam is an AESA radar that is capable of tracking targets and taking hi-resolution pictures required for reconnaissance missions. This is being seen as a boost to indigenous defence technologies. (File image)
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Updated: Feb 22, 2021, 12:50 PM IST
Keeping in line with the Indian government s push for indigenous components in defence equipment, about 51 per cent of the new LCA Tejas fighters to be inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) would have the locally-developed Uttam radars. The Uttam radars will be replacing Israeli radars that are there in the first batch of these aircraft.
At least half of LCA Tejas fighters to have desi radar
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“We will have the Uttam radar from the 21st Tejas Mk-1A to be produced. Uttam has performed better than anticipated in the trials so far. We’ve already signed an MoU with HAL,” DRDO chairman Sateesh Reddy told TOI.
Uttam AESA radar integrated with LCA Tejas
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(This story originally appeared in on Feb 21, 2021)In a major boost to indigenous defence technologies, at least 51% of the 123 LCA Tejas fighters that will be inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) will have the desi Uttam radar, replacing Israeli radars that the first batch of aircraft will be equipped with.