India could buy nearly 100 new Tejas fighters in biggest ever domestic order
This procurement would form part of the Indian Air Force’s plan to retire its fleet of MiG-21 fighters and replace them with the indigenous LCA Tejas Mk1As by 2025.
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This procurement would form part of the Indian Air Force’s plan to retire its fleet of MiG-21 fighters and replace them with the indigenous LCA Tejas Mk1As by 2025.
GE Aerospace has signed an agreement with Hindustan Aeronautics to produce fighter jet engines in India for the Indian Air Force, pending export authorisation.
The Tejas Mk2 will use the more powerful GE-414 engines that will give the fighter jet more time in the air with heavier ‘standoff weapon’ loads. - Issue Date: Oct 3, 2022
Indian Air Force of the LCA Tejas-Mk2 is an alternative to more expensive planes with the same characteristics.