IAF to get 83 Tejas at Rs 39,000 crore
The CCS chaired by PM Sh. Narendra Modi today approved the largest indigenous defence procurement deal worth about 48000 Crores.
This will strengthen IAF s fleet of homegrown fighter jet LCA-Tejas . This deal will be a game-changer for self-reliance in the Indian defence manufacturing said Rajnath Singh India s Defence Minister.
Indian single-engine, fourth-generation, multirole light fighter designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) in collaboration with Aircraft Research and Design Centre (ARDC) of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy. It comes from the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) programme, which began in the 1980s to replace India s ageing MiG-21 fighters. In 2003, the LCA was officially named Tejas.
Ultimate objective is to win future conflicts with home-made weapons: CDS Gen Rawat on 83 Tejas jets order - The Cabinet Committee on Security approved the largest indigenous defence procurement deal worth Rs 48,000 cr to buy 83 LCA Tejas Mark1A fighter jets.
Highlights
The LCA is equipped with critical operational capabilities of AESA Radar, Beyond Visual Range Missile, Electronic Warfare Suite and Air to Air Refuelling
It would be a potent platform to meet the operational requirements of IAF, which has already inducted a batch of Tejas aircraft as part of its initial order of 40 jets
New Delhi: After the government approved the largest indigenous defence procurement deal worth about Rs 48,000 crores to buy 83 LCA Tejas Mark1A fighter jets, IAF Chief RKS Bhadauria on Thursday (January 14) said that it is a huge step for IAF capability building.
The IAF chief told ANI, It is also a big boost to our indigenous industry. It is also a big recognition of our designers. It is a huge step for the Indian Air Force and for the country.
India will give befitting response if its pride is hurt: Rajnath
Thu, Jan 14 2021 10:48:02 PM
Bengaluru, Jan 14 (IANS): Indian would give a befitting response if its pride is hurt by any super power, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh asserted at a military function here on Thursday. If any super power hurts our national pride, our soldiers are capable of giving a fitting response though we do not want a war, Singh said at the fifth Armed Forces Veterans Day here, without naming any country amid the border standoff with China since June 2020.
Noting that India stood for peace and friendly relations with all the countries, especially in the region, Singh said the nation is against armed conflict and wants to maintain peace, which is its hoary culture.
Bengaluru: India does not want a war
but its soldiers are capable of giving befitting reply if any superpower hurts the country s pride, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday amid the eight-month-old border standoff with China.