TEJAS FIGHTER JET

US Defence Secretary Austin commends the groundbreaking India-US deal to jointly produce fighter jet engines, emphasizing the transformative impact on India's defense capabilities and the unprecedented level of collaboration between the two nations.

The indigenous fighter aircraft programme, fully backed by Defence Ministry and Air Headquarters is set to be a big boost for promoting indigenisation as well as give major business to the small and medium enterprises engaged in defence business acr...

India's 'Make in India' defence production success story is evident in record-breaking defence exports, reaching Rs 21,083 crore in 2023-24, a growth of 32.5% from the previous fiscal. With a focus on indigenisation, India aims to triple annual defe...

The first production series fighter of LCA Tejas Mark-1A completed its maiden flight in Bengaluru, piloted by Group Capt (retd) KK Venugopal. HAL announced the successful 18-minute sortie, marking a milestone in India's indigenous aircraft developme...

An Indian Air Force's LCA Tejas aircraft crashed near Rajasthan's Jaisalmer, with the pilot safely ejecting. This marks the first crash involving the jet since its inaugural flight 23 years ago. The Tejas is a domestically developed supersonic aircr...

An indigenous Tejas fighter crashed during a firepower display at Pokhran witnessed by PM Modi. The pilot ejected to safety before the crash. The jet, part of the Light Combat Aircraft No. 45 and No. 10 squadrons, has maintained an accident-free ser...

Here is a list of all the combat aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) that are still in operation including Tejas, MiG 29 and rafale.

Several nations—Nigeria, Philippines, Argentina, and Egypt—expressed interest in procuring India's Tejas Light Combat aircraft. Talks are ongoing, although challenges arise due to UK-sourced components in the aircraft. Amid UK-Argentina tensions, su...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a sortie on Tejas aircraft in Bengaluru, Karnataka during his visit to Defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to review the ongoing work at its manufacturing facilities. PM Modi took to X (formerly Twitter) and s...

Following the sortie, Modi tweeted, "Successfully completed a sortie on the Tejas. The experience was incredibly enriching, significantly bolstering my confidence in our country's indigenous capabilities, leaving me with a renewed sense of pride and...

More than Rs 9,000 crore has been sanctioned for the development of LCA Mk 2, an updated and more lethal version of LCA Tejas, they said. To further promote indigenisation, including of the aircraft engine, the transfer of technology for manufacturi...

The dual-seat Tejas trainer that the Prime Minister flew in today was a brand new one handed over to the Indian Air Force.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Nov 25 undertook a sortie on the Tejas aircraft and said the experience has bolstered his confidence in the country's indigenous capabilities. Taking to social media platform X, the PM said, "Successfully completed a sor...

Indian Air Force officially on October 31 bid adieu to No. 4 squadron of MiG-21 Bison fighter aircraft. Marking the end of an era IAF’s MiG-21 Bison fighter jets flew for the last time over Uttarlai town in Barmer, Rajasthan. On the auspicious occas...

Ahead of Air Force Day on October 08, Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari addressed a press conference on October 03. While taking a question on MiG-21s, the IAF chief said that the IAF will stop flying MiGs by the year 2025 and re...

The Indian Air Force is taking up some of the biggest indigenisation projects in defence sector as the force led by Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari is working on 'Make in India' programmes worth over Rs 3.15 lakh crore. The list of weapon syst...

In a significant move aimed at strengthening India's aerospace capabilities, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has officially announced its intention to procure about 100 additional Made-in-India LCA Mark 1A fighter jets. During his visit to Spain, Air Chi...

The Indian Air Force is planning to order an additional 100 Mk 1A variant of the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), with an estimated value of $8 billion. This order comes after the air force had already placed an order for 83 LCA Mk1A fighter ...

The Indian Air Force has deployed its indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas in Jammu and Kashmir so that pilots gain experience in flying in the valleys along the border with Pakistan. The IAF has multiple bases in the northern sector to support op...