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  HAL clarifies LCA MK1A delivery status, confirms five jets ready and more awaiting GE engines

  India | February 05, 2026 12:34 IST

  HAL has clarified the status of LCA MK1A aircraft deliveries, confirming that five jets are ready and nine more will be prepared once GE engines arrive. The company is resolving all design issues swiftly and coordinating closely with the IAF.

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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 signs deal with GE for 113 F404 engines for Tejas Mk1A fighter jets in major boost to IAF

  India | November 07, 2025 19:08 IST

  HAL inks deal with US company to procure 113 engines for Tejas Mk1A fighter jets

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  LCA Tejas Mark 1A Ready for Indian Air Force, Set to Take Off Before Rajnath Singh's Visit

  News | October 17, 2025 12:04 IST

  The indigenous LCA Tejas Mark 1A is all set to join the Indian Air Force fleet and is scheduled to take off before Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's visit. This next-generation fighter jet marks a significant milestone in India's defense capabilities. Stay tuned for the updates on Tejas Mark 1A.

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  HAL receives fourth GE-F404 fighter jet engine for LCA Tejas Mk1A from US

  India | October 01, 2025 10:21 IST

  HAL has received the fourth GE F404-IN20 engine for LCA Tejas Mark 1A jets as part of a 2021 agreement. The Indian Air Force plans to induct 352 Tejas aircraft and HAL aims to stabilise engine deliveries to meet production targets.

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  India set to sign USD 1 billion deal with US firm for Tejas engines amid tariff row: Report

  India | August 27, 2025 6:34 IST

  According to a report, the two sides are nearly done with the negotiations. and the deal is expected to be finalised by September this year. The deal will help Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) meet its requirement for 212 GE-404 engines in continuity.

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  India clears Rs 62,000 crore deal to buy 97 LCA Mark 1A fighter jets to replace MiG-21 fleet

  India | August 19, 2025 23:17 IST

  This will be the second order for the LCA Mark 1A fighters, as the government has already placed orders for 83 aircraft a few years ago for around Rs 48,000 crore.

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  Tejas Mk1A production gains momentum as HAL secures first centre fuselage: Why it's important?

  India | May 30, 2025 23:36 IST

  HAL’s Hyderabad facility received the first indigenously built centre fuselage for the Tejas Mk1A, accelerating production of 83 jets. This milestone supports India’s Make in India initiative and defence self-reliance, aiming to deliver fighter jets on time despite past delays.

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  Defence Ministry forms five-member panel to resolve Tejas delivery delays: Reports

  India | February 24, 2025 10:58 IST

  There has been ongoing concern over the steady decline in the number of operational squadrons, with the IAF banking on the 83 LCA jets ordered to fulfil the requirement.

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  Army, Air Force chiefs to fly LCA Tejas sortie together ahead of Aero India 2025 on February 9

  India | February 07, 2025 23:26 IST

  The two chiefs would be flying together in the LCA Tejas fighter aircraft on Sunday a day before the beginning of the Aero India air show in Bengaluru. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also undertaken a sortie in November 2023.

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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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  Indian Air Force squadron bids adieu to MiG-21 Bison fighter jets in Rajasthan | WATCH

  World | October 31, 2023 23:05 IST

  Earlier, the Indian Air Force announced that it will buy 97 more LCA Tejas Mark 1A fighter jets and replace MiG-21 aircraft completely by 2025. The MiG-21 aircraft have been in the service of the IAF for more than six decades, and the phasing-out marks the end of an era.

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  Tejas jet, INS Virat examples of India's potential, says PM Modi as he inaugurates Aero India 2023

  India | February 13, 2023 12:14 IST

  Aero India 2023: Tejas, INS Vikrant, advanced manufacturing facilities in Surat and Tumkur, are the potential of Aatmnirbhar Bharat with which the world's new alternatives and opportunities are linked.

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  Malaysia to procure 18 Tejas jets from India; US, Australia, Indonesia show interest

  India | August 05, 2022 21:37 IST

  Boost to Make in India: The government said, "Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), a defence PSU under the Ministry of Defence, responded to a request for information received from Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) in February 2019 for LCA class aircraft.

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  IAF's Tejas jet to get French HAMMER missile boost soon: Report

  India | November 16, 2021 13:19 IST

  The HAMMER missile is capable of taking out bunkers or hardened shelters in different terrains such as mountainous locations similar to Eastern Ladakh.

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  India pitches fighter aircraft, anti-tank missiles at 'ARMY- 2021' in Moscow

  News | August 23, 2021 12:40 IST

  India has pitched its indigenously built fighter aircraft LCA Tejas, Anti Tank Guided Missiles, Arjun Main Battle Tank (MK1A) at the International Military-Technical Forum "ARMY-2021" in the Moscow region.

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  LCA-Tejas production gets boost as Rajnath inaugurates new facility

  India | February 02, 2021 18:56 IST

  ​Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday inaugurated HAL's new LCA-Tejas Production Line in Bengaluru. He lauded the efforts made by HAL to increase the production capacity of LCA which is going to be the backbone of IAF fighter fleet in years to come.

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  IAF to get 83 Tejas fighter jets as Govt okays Rs 48,000cr deal

  India | January 14, 2021 16:35 IST

  The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the largest indigenous defence procurement deal worth about Rs 48,000 crore to strengthen IAF’s fleet of homegrown fighter jet ‘LCA-Tejas’.

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  Watch India's Deadliest 'flying machine'

  News | November 25, 2020 10:20 IST

  Bengaluru: The LCA, known as Tejas , now has a squadron ready. It is loaded with modern weapons. Watch this special report.

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  Rajnath Singh to fly in LCA Tejas over Bengaluru

  India | September 18, 2019 23:14 IST

  ​Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will fly in the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas over this tech hub on Thursday morning for a first-hand assessment of the 4th generation fighter, an official said on Wednesday.