Updated Feb 03, 2021 | 11:01 IST
Tejas, manufactured by the HAL, is a single engine and highly agile multi-role supersonic fighter aircraft capable of operating in high-threat air environments. Tejas aircraft (@IAF MCC) | Photo Credit: Twitter
Bengaluru: The government on Wednesday formally sealed the Rs 48,000 crore deal to procure 83 Tejas light combat aircraft from state-run aerospace behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
The contract was handed over by Director General (Acquisition), Ministry of Defence, V L Kantha Rao to Chairman and Managing Director of HAL, R Madhavan, at the inaugural ceremony of Aero India-2021, the country s premier defence and aerospace show, here, in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
The 13th edition of the Aero India international air show took off in Bengaluru at the Air Force Station
NEW DELHI: Union defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday launched a veiled attack on China over the Ladakh standoff, saying that India is prepared to defend its territorial integrity at all costs.
The defence minister was speaking at the 13th edition of the Aero India international air show that took off at Air Force Station Yelahanka in Bengaluru on Wednesday. India is vigilant and prepared to counter and defeat any misadventure to defend our people and the territorial integrity at all costs, said Singh during the Aero India show in Bengaluru.
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In Pics: Aero India 2021 - a look at spectacular display of air strike abilities
The highlight of the two-hour-long opening show was the dazzling aerobatics by the IAF s 9 Surya Kiran Hawks and 4 Sarang ALHs Dhruv.
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Feb 3, 2021, 06:26 PM IST
India on Wednesday showcased its home-grown fighter Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas at the 13th edition of the biennial Aero India 2021, with a spectacular display of its strike capabilities and daring manoeuvres at the Yelahanka air base on Bengaluru s outskirts.
Flown by Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter pilot Manish Tolani, the indigenous Tejas demonstrated its prowess and agility through breath-taking aerobatics, including thunderous rapid rolls, vertical Charlie, upside down and angular flying display on the first day of the 3-day air show under Covid cloud.