Tejas MK1A takes maiden flight at HAL facility in Bengaluru

New Delhi: India’s most advanced home-produced fighter jet, the light combat aircraft Tejas Mk1A, took to the skies for the first time at a Hindustan Aeronautics Limited facility in Bengaluru, on Thursday. HAL said the aircraft successfully com...

Tejas LCA crashes for first time in its history, pilot ejects safely

A Tejas LCA. (File photo for representation.)Pokhran: An Indian Air Force Tejas light combat aircraft crashed near Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, on Tuesday. This marks the first-ever crash of the Tejas LCA – the pride of India’s domestic defence-...

Indian Air Force’s second Tejas LCA squadron becomes operational at Tamil Nadu’s Sulur

A Tejas LCA in Sulur.Chennai: The Sulur-based No. 18 Squadron of the Indian Air Force became second IAF squadron to operate the homemade supersonic Tejas light combat aircraft, on Wednesday.At an event held at Sulur Air Force Station near Coimbatore ...

IAF Chief to operationalise 2nd LCA Tejas squadron at Sulur on May 27

New Delhi: Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria will operationalise No 18 Squadron ‘Flying Bullets’, equipped with LCA Tejas FOC Aircraft on May 27 at Sulur-based Air Force Station in Tamil Nadu.It will be the seco...