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Book excerpt: In The Tejas Story, a retired air marshal chronicles his experiences of test flying the LCA jets The story that comes to life through his book is that of his team of pilots and of the LCA programme itself, how it was commissioned, the challenges in the development phase and the pressure of realising the dream of domestically developing a fighter plane. Philip Rajkumar January 29, 2021 11:44:45 IST Philip Rajkumar's The Tejas Story: The Light Combat Aircraft...

Tejas: The Inside Story of How India Designed the Light Combat Aircraft The Narendra Modi-led Cabinet Committee on Security’s approval for 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas jets by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is welcome news. Way back in 1983, a decision was taken by the government to design a new combat aircraft in India in a bid to reduce dependency on imports and encourage those aspiring for a career in aeronautics. However, HAL, which had been absent from the scene for over 20 years, did not have the capacity to take on this task. As an alternative, under the Defence Resear...