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India Today
16-05-2025
- Business
- India Today
India to soon become self-reliant in making fighter jets: Former Tejas designer
India will become self-reliant in making fighter jets in the next few years, said Kota Harinarayana, the former programme director and chief designer of India's Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) the Padma Shri awardee, said the ecosystem of manufacturing of aircraft has been developed in the technology for the production of indigenous aircraft has also improved, and within a few years, India will make a series of fighter jets of all categories to address the need of the Indian Air Force (IAF), he "I hope that in the next few years, India will make all fighter jets required for defence and will also start exporting these to our friendly countries," Harinarayana technology that the country had developed for Tejas has been carried forward from small- to medium-sized and unmanned aircraft, he said.'Time will come, not very long, India will become the exporter of defence country is now procuring some of these products from Russia and France," said the 82-year-old aviation scientist who was here to attend the convocation of a private university on wider use of Tejas by the IAF has proven the significance and importance of the indigenously built aircraft, he has shown its capabilities in the defence sector by successfully countering Pakistani attacks following the 'Operation Sindoor' that was launched against terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, he development and successful utilisation of defence products clearly showed the country's capabilities in the operation, which he termed as a first phase, said the former professor at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).Harinarayana also hailed India's successful trial of 'Bhargavastra', an indigenous, budget-friendly counter-drone system, in Gopalpur in Odisha's Ganjam district on Watch IN THIS STORY#Operation Sindoor
Time of India
16-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
India will become self-reliant in fighter jet manufacturing in next few years: Ex-chief designer of LCA Tejas
India will become self-reliant in manufacturing fighter jets in a few years, said Kota Harinarayana , the former programme director and chief designer of India's Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas. Harinarayana, a Padma Shri awardee, added that the ecosystem of manufacturing an aircraft has been developed in the country. GIF89a����!�,D; Continue to video 5 5 Next Stay Playback speed 1x Normal Back 0.25x 0.5x 1x Normal 1.5x 2x 5 5 / Skip Ads by by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like War Thunder - Register now for free and play against over 75 Million real Players War Thunder Play Now Undo He said that India will make a series of fighter jets of all categories to address the need of the Indian Air Force (IAF) with the improvement in technology for the production of iindigenous aircraft. "I hope that in the next few years, India will make all fighter jets required for defence and will also start exporting these to our friendly countries," Harinarayana said. Live Events The former director and chief designer Tejas said that the country had developed the aircraft from small- to medium-sized and unmanned aircraft. "Time will come, not very long, India will become the exporter of defence country is now procuring some of these products from Russia and France," said the 82-year-old aviation scientist who was here to attend the convocation of a private university on Thursday. The increased use of Tejas by the IAF has proven the significance and importance of the indigenously built aircraft, he said. Harinarayana said that India has displayed its capabilities in the defence sector by successfully defnding against Pakistani attacks after Operation Sindoor that was launched against terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The former professor at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said that the development and successful utilisation of defence products clearly showed the country's capabilities in the operation, terming it as only the first phase. Harinarayana also praised India's successful trial of 'Bhargavastra', an indigenous, budget-friendly counter-drone system, in Gopalpur in Odisha's Ganjam district on Wednesday.
Time of India
15-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
India to become self-reliant in fighter jets in next few yrs: Expert
Berhampur: India is on track to achieve self-reliance in indigenously built fighter aircraft within the next few years, aviation scientist and Padma Shri award winner said on Thursday in Berhampur. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Addressing the media, the former programme director and chief designer of Tejas, the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) said a robust manufacturing ecosystem has been developed and production technology significantly improved, enabling India to soon meet the Indian Air Force's requirements across all fighter categories. "In the not-too-distant future, India will become an exporter of defence products to other countries," said Harinarayana, who was in Berhampur to attend the convocation of a private university. He said the wider use of Tejas by the IAF has proven the importance of indigenous aircraft. Harinarayana, a former professor at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), also noted that the IAF plans to replace its ageing MiG-series fleet — including MiG-21, 23 and 27 — in a phased manner, a move that would further boost the country's indigenous aerospace industry. According to him, India demonstrated its defence capabilities by repelling Pakistan's recent attack following Operation Sindoor, which was launched in the aftermath of the terror attack in Pahalgam. The development and successful use of during the operation, he said, reflected India's growing strength in the sector. Harinarayana also hailed the successful test of Bhargavastra, a low-cost counter-drone system developed by Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited (SADAL), conducted on Wednesday at the seaward firing range in Gopalpur, Ganjam district. The system is designed to neutralise hostile drone swarms. The 82-year-old scientist was conferred the Padma Shri in 2002 and named a distinguished scientist by the DRDO in 2007. He currently serves as chairman of the board of governors at IIT (BHU), Varanasi.
