Government clears biggest-ever deal in local military aviation to buy 83 Tejas Mark 1A fighters
Massive protests in Gilgit-Baltistan against PAK army, protestors demand justice In the biggest-ever deal in the indigenous military aviation, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Wednesday cleared the proposal to buy 83 Tejas Mark 1A fighter jets from defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The Indian Airforce (IAF) will be acquiring these jets for a whopping Rs 48,000 crore. These 83 fighters will have 43 'improvements' over the 40 Tejas Mark-1 that has been already ordered by the IAF. The deliveries of these advanced aircraft will begin three years after the actual contract...