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The Defence Ministry has issued a tender to the public sector firm Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for purchasing made-in-India 97 LCA Mark 1A fighter jets

The last order for LCA Mark1A was for 83 aircraft and the first plane is poised to be delivered in a few weeks from now.

The indigenous fighter aircraft programme, fully backed by Defence Ministry and Air Headquarters is set to be a big boost for promoting indigenisation as well as give major business to the small and medium enterprises engaged in defence business across the country, officials said.

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The joint statement was released after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with visiting French President and Republic Day chief guest Emmanuel Macron Thursday and Friday.

For more than two decades, I have been chasing fighter planes around the world. I have been lucky - flying with the Air Force during the Kargil war, flying off the deck of the Virat on a Sea Harrier. But there was always one combat jet that I desperately wanted to fly on.

The announcement was timed to coincide with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's landmark visit to the United States this week

"We discussed a wide range of topics and we really look forward to greater opportunities in India," said Mehrotra

General Electrics aerospace unit has signed an agreement with Indias Hindustan Aeronautics to jointly produce engines in India to power fighter jets for the IAF. The GE engine in question is called the F414 and will power Tejas Mark 2 and Indias next-generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft. The deal is a milestone in the increasing ties between the US and India, two countries that were once on opposite sides of the Cold War.

NEW DELHI, June 22 (Reuters) - The aerospace unit of General Electric on Thursday announced it had signed an agreement with Indias state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics to jointly make engines in India to power fighter jets for ...