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The 83 LCA Tejas would be replacing the four squadrons of the MiG-21 fighter jets which are set to be phased out in near future

IAF's Light Combat Aircraft Tejas fly past during the 88th Air Force Day parade at Hindon airbase in Ghaziabad (File photo) NEW DELHI: With the deal for 83 LCA Tejas Mark 1A aircraft set to be signed during upcoming Aero India, the Indian Air Force is now looking to focus on the multirole fighter aircraft project under which it is planning to acquire 114 combat aircraft expected to cost over Rs 1.3 lakh crore. The Air Force had been undertaking one fighter aircraft project at a time and now its 83 LCA Mark 1A fighters have been cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Security led by Prime Minist...

Tejas Mark II is likely to be rolled out next year. This will a more potent version of the indigenous Tejas multi-role combat jet featuring a much powerful engine, greater load-carrying capability and next-generation electronic warfare system.

Aatmanirbhar aviation boost at Aero India Formal contract signing of 83 LCA Tejas, inauguration of third LCA assembly line and clearance for the Light Utility Helicopter. Why Asia’s biggest air show will be vocal for local  advertisement UPDATED: January 28, 2021 09:36 IST Defence Minister Rajnath Singh after his maiden sortie in LCA Tejas, at HAL Airport, Bengaluru, Sept. 19, 2019 (ANI) The 13 th edition of Aero India, the defence ministry’s biannual air show, will see heightened government pitch for indigenous aircraft designs. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will formally sign India’...

Giving a break-up of the cost components, Madhavan said the basic price of the aircraft will be around Rs 25,000 crore while Rs 11,000 crore will be used for ground support equipment and other required infrastructure at the bases and around Rs 7,000 for basic customs duty and output GST.