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  LCA Mk-2's maiden flight likely in June or July this year, confirms DRDO chief

  India | January 05, 2026 23:42 IST

  The maiden flight of the LCA Mk-2 will be a pivotal moment. The LCA Mk-2 is a 4.5-generation medium-weight fighter (MWF) aircraft, which will be powered by the General Electric F414-INS6 engine.

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  HAL forms committee to negotiate GE-F414 deal with US, aims to ink it by March 2025

  India | December 31, 2024 23:49 IST

  Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has formed the panel to negotiate with the United States to seal the deal for the GE-F414 engine which is to be used in its Light Combat Aircraft (LCA).

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  First LCA Mark 1A fighter squadron to be deployed at Rajasthan air base near Pakistan front

  India | December 10, 2023 23:54 IST

  The Indian indigenous fighter aircraft project received a strong boost when Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a sortie in the LCA trainer aircraft which was provided to the Indian Air Force only in early October this year.

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  IAF to induct its first LCA twin-seater trainer version aircraft in Bengaluru tomorrow

  India | October 03, 2023 22:24 IST

  The Indian Air Force will get its first LCA twin-seater trainer version aircraft on Wednesday, which will be handed over by HAL. The ceremony will take place at 11 am.

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  Singapore Defence Minister hails LCA Tejas, calls it ‘very very capable’ fighter jet

  India | November 28, 2017 21:14 IST

  Hailing Tejas as “very impressive”, Ng said, “This is the reason why our air force trains with your air force. Pilots are superb, planes are pretty good.”

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  ‘LCA Tejas is superior to France's Mirage and China's JF-17 fighter jets’

  Politics | February 25, 2017 14:24 IST

  After successfully producing the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, India is now planning to build the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA), according to H Siddesha, project director and technology director of LCA.

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  Rafale offers bombs and missiles for India’s indigenous LCA Tejas

  World | February 09, 2017 18:57 IST

  Executive vice-president and head of Rafael’s Air and C4I Systems division Yuval Miller has offered to sell air-to-air missiles, bombs and a targeting pod for India’s indigenous LCA Tejas.

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  India’s indigenous LCA Tejas steals the show on debut at R-Day parade

  India | January 26, 2017 15:25 IST

  India’s indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas today made its debut at the 68th Republic Day parade at Rajpath.

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  India’s indigenous LCA Tejas to fly past Rajpath for first time on Republic Day this year: Report

  India | January 19, 2017 18:48 IST

  India’s indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas will fly over Rajpath for the first time as part of Republic Day celebrations this year.

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  France to help India in reviving its fighter jet engine project stalled since 2014

  India | November 30, 2016 15:47 IST

  In a big boost to India’s plans to develop its own fighter jet engine, leading French defence manufacturer Safran has signed a $2-million (Rs 13.696 crore) consultancy agreement with New Delhi to help revive the ‘Kaveri’ project.

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  Flying Daggers 45: IAF inducts first squadron of homegrown LCA Tejas

  India | July 01, 2016 11:08 IST

  The first squadron of Tejas, the indigenous Ligh Combat Aircraft (LCA), will be inducted into Indian Air Force tomorrow.

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  Full-scale production of LCA Tejas by next year: Manohar Parrikar

  India | January 21, 2016 19:25 IST

  New Delhi: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said full-scale production of the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas will begin by next year and that other countries have shown interest in the plane."As per my primary

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  HAL completes hot & high altitude trials of LCH at Leh

  India | September 04, 2015 0:06 IST

  Bengaluru: The hot and high-altitude trials of indigenously designed and developed attack chopper Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) has been successfully carried out at Leh recently, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited said today.The seasonal trials - including cold

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  CAG picks holes in LCA project, says it fails to meet IAF requirements

  India | May 08, 2015 17:52 IST

  New Delhi: India's Tejas Light Combat Aircraft project, in the works for over three decades, came under severe criticism from CAG today, which said the Mark-I version has several shortcomings and does not meet IAF

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  After 32 years, first Light Combat Aircraft likely to be handed over to IAF today

  India | January 17, 2015 14:24 IST

  New Delhi:  Thirty-two years after the project was sanctioned, the first of the indigenously-built Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) is finally expected to be handed over to the IAF today.This will be the start of

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  Tejas equipped with new generation electronic warfare suite

  India | January 11, 2015 8:56 IST

  Chennai:  An advanced electronic warfare (EW) suite developed by the DRDO was successfully tested onboard the country's Light Combat Aircraft Tejas-PV1 today.  “After obtaining due flight clearances and certification, the first flight sortie of LCA

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  At a glance: Tejas - indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) of India

  India | January 02, 2015 10:49 IST

  News Desk: Tejas is India's first indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA). It  is a lightweight multi-role jet fighter developed by India. It is a tailless, compound delta wing design powered by a single engine.It came

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  Indian Navy LCA to soon begin test flights

  India | July 11, 2014 11:32 IST

  New Delhi: The naval variant of India's indegenous light combat aircraft (LCA) is due to soon begin ramp trials.Avinash Chander, scientific adviser to the defence minister and director general Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO),

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  Know more about India's first light combat aircraft Tejas

  India | November 29, 2014 21:09 IST

  New Delhi: Tejas is India's first indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA). It is all set to replace the MiG-21 series. Tejas  is a the outcome  of several years of design and development work from the

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  HAL will stick to the deadline on LCA and IJT: MoS Defence

  India | July 23, 2013 18:37 IST

  Bangalore, Jul 23: Expressing confidence over the progress in Light Combat Aircraft and Intermediate Jet Trainer projects, Union Minister Jitendra Singh today said Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd would stick to its deadline.“In last six months, lots