IAF to operationalise second squadron of Tejas; IAF Chief to do itThis event will be conducted at Air Force Station, Sulur near Coimbatore. The squadron will be equipped with LCA Tejas FOC Aircraft and wil...
26 May, 2020, 12.47 PM IST
IAF to operationalise No.18 Squadron at CoimbatoreThe No.18 Squadron, formed in 1965 with the motto "Teevra aur Nirbhaya" meaning "Swift and Fearless," was earlier flying MiG 27 aircraft.
25 May, 2020, 02.21 PM IST
HAL conducts maiden flight for advanced LCA TejasThe Final operational clearance standard (SP-21) variant of Tejas fighter jet is equipped with several advanced features such as Air-to-Air...
17 Mar, 2020, 03.48 PM IST
Importance of LCA programme as flagship for 'Make in India' stressedThe road map and timelines for Tejas capability enhancement and measures to step up its production were also discussed at the conference.
03 May, 2019, 08.38 PM IST
HAL rolls out 16th LCA Tejas for IAFThe FOC involves addition of key capabilities to the Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) aircraft, which in main are Beyond Visual Range Mi...
25 Mar, 2019, 06.29 PM IST
HAL gets nod to produce weaponised version of LCA TejasThe Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification has given nod to start manufacturing Tejas Mk1.
04 Jan, 2019, 05.57 PM IST
LCA Tejas will meet deadline: Aeronautical Development AgencyThe Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), which is the nodal agency for the LCA programme, is confident of meeting this deadline even as t...
09 Nov, 2018, 12.00 PM IST
Armed forces lost 48 aircraft, 21 choppers since 2011A total of 48 military aircraft and 21 helicopters were lost to crashes since 2011 in which 79 people were killed, the government told Lok ...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.56 PM IST
Agni Putri to head DRDO’s aeronautical projectsA celebrated missile scientist, Tessy had shattered the glass ceiling when she was chosen to oversee the launch of the Agni missiles.
30 May, 2018, 11.32 AM IST
HAL carries out hot refueling trial on TejasThe system performance during the refueling session was in-line with design requirements and was satisfactory, HAL said in a release.
27 Feb, 2018, 07.32 PM IST
Flying spirit: Getting to know the indigenous fighter plane Hal TejasHAL Tejas is an Indian single-seat, single-jet, multirole light fighter designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA).
27 Jan, 2017, 04.14 PM IST
32 years after sanction, IAF set to get its first home-grown Tejas fighter in MarchTejas Mark-II, the fighter IAF really wants with more powerful engines for greater thrust, will start to come only by 2021-2022.
20 Dec, 2014, 12.38 PM IST
HAL, DRDO test first LCA Tejas aircraft built for IAFIAF ordered 40 LCA Mk 1 aircraft and is likely to induct five more squadrons of an advanced version of the aircraft being developed by the ...
30 Sep, 2014, 08.03 PM IST
Tejas will not be ready for war before end-2015A K Antony last week expressed the hope that the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft would finally get the final operational clearance n...
04 Jun, 2013, 10.42 AM IST
Light Combat Aircraft Tejas likely to be ready for operational service by 2015: IAF chiefThe IAF chief said the indigenous aircraft will have to be modified further for operating in high-altitude areas as recently during trials ...
05 Feb, 2013, 06.06 PM IST
- Tejas won't become fully operational before 2013
Tejas fighter will not become fully-operational before 2013 as its operational clearance had been delayed by almost a yr.
05 Oct, 2011, 10.50 AM IST
- IAF ordered 40 Tejas Mk-I aircraft: Antony
Indian Air Force has ordered 40 Tejas Mark-I aircraft and two such planes would be ready for induction by March 2012.
02 Aug, 2011, 08.02 PM IST