Bad news for Pakistan, China as India decides to boost IAF firepower with 97 more Tejas MK-1A fighters, deal is worth Rs....
Bad news for Pakistan, China as India decides to boost IAF firepower with 97 more Tejas MK-1A fighters, deal is worth Rs....
Operation Sindoor has proved the prowess of the India Defence Force in front of the world. Now, India is planning to strengthen the IAF even more, advancing the country's self-reliance in defence manufacturing. For this, the Indian Government has approved Rs 67,000 crore deal for the procurement of 97 additional Tejas MK-1A fighter jets in the financial year 2026-27. This contract which is likely to be finalised by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), will strengthen the role of indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fighter jet as the backbone of the IAF.
As per a report published by Moneycontrol, the deal which is following the 48,000 crore contract which was signed back in February 2021 for 83 Tejas MK-1A jets, will induct a total of 180 fighter jets in the IAF fleet. This will significantly enhance IAF's combat capabilities.
It is worth noting that the Tejas MK-1A is manufactured by HAL and is being designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA, is a modern multirole fighter aircraft which is loaded with modern technology, Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, and beyond-visual-range (BVR) missile capabilities. These features of the Tejas makes a perfect replacement of ageing MiG-21, Jaguars.
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