Hindustan Aeronautics to Deliver…
On Wednesday, 04 October 2023, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited handed over the first LCA Tejas twin-seater aircraft to the Indian Air Force.
The Bengaluru-headquartered company said that it has all the capabilities to support the training requirements of the IAF and augment itself to the role of a fighter as well in case of necessity.
Union Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt was the chief guest during the function.
The unveiling of the LCA twin seater, handing over of Release to Service (RSD), and Signalling out Certificate (SOC) were conducted in the presence of Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, among others.
The LCA Tejas twin seater is a lightweight, all-weather multi-role 4.5 generation aircraft.
It is an amalgamation of contemporary concepts and technologies, such as relaxed static stability, quadruplex fly-by-wire flight control, carefree maneuvering, advanced glass cockpit, integrated digital avionics systems, and advanced composite materials for the airframe, HAL said.
This adds India to the list of "least" elite countries who have created such capabilities and have them operational in their Defence Forces, it said.
It's another feather on the cap of the "Atmanirbhar Bharat" initiative of the Government of India, he added.
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