Photo Gallery: Rajnath Singh becomes first defence minister to fly in indigenous LCA Tejas
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Union Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday became the first Defence Minister to fly in the indigenously-developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas in Bengaluru from HAL Airport. Tejas has been designed and developed by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Aeronautical Development Agency. The induction of this single-engine fighter will allow the IAF to replace the MiG-21 Bison aircraft. In 2017, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) had cleared the acquisition of 83 LCA Tejas Mk1A aircraft and the HAL has also ramped up the production of the jet from eight per year to 16.
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