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- HAL, which has delivered 32 single-seat LCA fighters and two of the eight twin-seat trainers of the 40 Tejas Mk1 order worth Rs 8,802 crore, will now have to begin delivery of 83 Tejas Mk-1A in the March 2024-Feb 2028 timeframe.
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Sep 18, 2024 · HAL plans to complete the delivery of the trainers at a time when the TEJAS MK-1A (an advanced variant of the MK-1 aircraft) program appears to be delayed. In October 2023, HAL handed over the first trainer version of TEJAS MK-1 to IAF chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari in Bangalore.
Meanwhile, HAL has prepared another 5 Tejas trainer variants with another 3 to be completed by 2024 and additional 3 to be completed by March 2025. Also, 1 Tejas Mk 1A is completed with another 3 nearing completion. With the start of the engine delivery, HAL will gradually deliver the aircraft to the IAF from November 2024. [181]
Mar 28, 2024 · HAL, which has delivered 32 single-seat LCA fighters and two of the eight twin-seat trainers of the 40 Tejas Mk1 order worth Rs 8,802 crore, will now have to begin delivery of 83 Tejas Mk-1A in the March 2024-Feb 2028 timeframe.
Oct 17, 2023 · Now, HAL has set its sights on completing the delivery of all 83 Tejas Mk1A fighter jets ordered by the IAF in 2021 by the end of 2028, well ahead of the stipulated 2029 timeline outlined in the contract.
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- Tejas Conceptual Design Flight Trials
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- Cockpit of Tejas Mk1
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- Tejas Mk2 Version Development
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The first demonstrator aircraft within the LCA programme made its maiden flight in January 2001, followed by a second in June 2002. The production version first soared in April 2007, with the trainer variant taking to the skies in November 2009. Subsequent limited series production (LSP) models, notably the LSP-4 and LSP-5, achieved their inaugural...
Tejas is an all-weather, tactical fighter, available in two variants, specifically single-seat fighter and two-seat training aircraft. The design of a carrier-borne aircraft incorporating a modified nose, strengthened landing gear, and an arrestor hook, was approved in 1999. This version has retractable canards and adjustable vortex control. The In...
Tejas Mk1 has a delta platform design with shoulder-mounted delta wings. It features a fin but lacks a horizontal tail. The aircraft weighs approximately 5,450kg and has a maximum take-off weight of 13,500kg. Lightweight materials, including aluminium, lithium and titanium alloys, and carbon composites, are used in the construction. The wing struct...
The aircraft features a night vision-compatible glass cockpit with zero-zero ejection seats from Martin Baker (UK). It features dual 76mm × 76mm colour multifunction displays by Bharat Electronics, a head-up display by the government-owned Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO), and a liquid crystal return-to-home-base panel with a keyb...
The Tejas features a 23mm twin-barrelled GSh-23 gun with a burst firing rate of 50 rounds a second and a muzzle velocity of 715m per second, installed in a blister fairing under the starboard air intake. The aircraft can be armed with air-to-air missiles such as the Vympel R-73, as well as air-to-ground and anti-ship missiles, precision-guided muni...
Mounted in a Kevlar radome, the radar has multiple target search, track-while-scan and ground-mapping modes of operation. It includes pulse Doppler radar with Doppler beam shaping, moving target indication, and look-up/look-down capability. The Mk1A sensor package includes airborne electronically scanned array (AESA) fighter radar technology and an...
The aircraft is powered by GE Aerospace’s F404-GE-IN20 turbofan engine. The 154in engine produces a thrust of 19,000lb and 153lb/s airflow. It is also fitted with a HAL gas turbine starter unit model GTSU-110 for starting the engine, providing the necessary airflow and power to initiate the turbine engine’s startup sequence. The aircraft can fly at...
HAL received orders from the IAF for a total of 40 LCA Tejas, comprising 20 IOC and 20 FOC standard aircraft. The IOC contract, signed in March 2006, was valued at Rs28.1bn ($631m), with an amendment sought for Rs53.6bn ($1.2bn) for additional components. The FOC contract, signed in December 2010, was valued at a value of Rs59.8bn ($1.3bn). The gov...
The Tejas Mk2 is being developed by ADA as a medium-combat aircraft, an advanced stealth version of the Tejas. It features two engines with fully vectoring nozzles and lacks a vertical or horizontal tail. The first flight of the variant is expected in 2025. It is intended to replace the IAF Jaguar and Mirage 2000 fleet.
HAL awarded a Rs24bn ($315.8m) contract to Bharat Electronics (BEL), a government-owned aerospace and defence company, to supply 20 varieties of airborne electronic systems to equip Tejas Mk1A in December 2021. The aircraft’s EW suite was developed by the Advanced Systems Integration and Evaluation Organisation (ASIEO) based in India. National Aero...
Jun 30, 2024 · Two officials independently confirmed that one jet is now expected to be handed over to IAF by the end of July 2024. In February 2021, the Defence Ministry signed a ₹48,000 crore deal with HAL for 83 TEJAS MK1A jets, a more capable fighter jet than the current TEJAS MK1 in service.
May 30, 2024 · HAL is committed to deliver 16 Tejas Mark 1A by March 31, 2025. According to Business Standard (BS), the production of 180 Tejas Mk1A and its successive variants will account for most of HAL’s revenue for the foreseeable future. Two-seater training version of the HAL Tejas. Progress of the Tejas program
