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Advanced version of Tejas light combat aircraft makes its debut flight
The IAF has already inducted Tejas fighters in the initial operational clearance (IOC) standard and is now gearing up to operate fighters in the more advanced FOC configuration.
Updated on Mar 18, 2020 05:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent, New Delhi
After receiving India’s first Rafale jet, Rajnath takes off for sortie
Soon after taking delivery of the combat aircraft, Singh flew in the two-seater Rafale jet accompanied by French pilot Philippe Duchateau in the front cockpit with Singh sitting in the rear seat.
Updated on Jul 08, 2020 06:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
It was ‘textbook landing’: Sources on naval LCA Tejas DRDO testing
The first naval prototype (NP-1) of the Naval LCA -- a twin-seater -- made a “successful landing” on a 90-metre stretch after being flown by a pilot for about 40 minutes, they said.
Updated on Sep 14, 2019 07:52 AM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
HAL union threatens strike after wage hike talks with management fails
Employees are “disappointed and dejected” with offers made by the management, said Suryadev Chandrashekhar, general secretary of the committee.
Updated on Aug 27, 2019 01:32 AM IST
Bengaluru | Vikram Gopal
Long-awaited indigenous light combat aircraft Tejas Mk II targeted by 2022
Sanctioned by the government in 2009, the Mk II will be equipped with state-of-the-art AESA radar with the indigenously developed air-to-air missile Astra, which has a range of 70km. The beyond visual range missile is currently being tested on the IAF’s Su-30 MKI fighters.
Updated on Aug 23, 2019 12:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Shishir Gupta