{"id":12688,"date":"2024-03-12T10:51:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T10:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=12688"},"modified":"2024-03-12T10:51:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T10:51:47","slug":"tejas-crashes-in-jaisalmer-in-first-crash-involving-indigenous-lca-no-casualties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/tejas-crashes-in-jaisalmer-in-first-crash-involving-indigenous-lca-no-casualties\/","title":{"rendered":"Tejas Crashes In Jaisalmer In First Crash Involving Indigenous LCA, No Casualties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JAISALMER\/NEW DELHI, Mar 12: A Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) of the Indian Air Force crashed in Jaisalmer in <a href=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/ratle-hydro-power-corp-to-supply-electricity-to-rajasthan-urja-vikas-and-it-services\/\">Rajasthan<\/a> on Tuesday during an operational training sortie, the first such incident involving the indigenously-built jet.<br \/>\nThe pilot ejected safely and there were no casualties, officials said.<br \/>\nIn a brief statement, the IAF said a court of inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the <a href=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/soldier-injured-in-accidental-firing-in-poonch\/\">accident<\/a>.<br \/>\nThe crash took place around 100 km from the Pokhran desert where a mega war game \u2018Bharat Shakti\u2019 witnessed by <a href=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/a-win-win-situation-for-all-nations-pm-modi-after-india-inks-free-trade-pact-with-european-bloc\/\">Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/a> and top military brass was underway.<br \/>\nMilitary sources indicated that the Tejas jet was to be part of the exercise.<br \/>\nJaisalmer Additional Superintendent of Police Mahendra Singh said that there was no loss of property or human life in the crash near Kalla residential colony. Thick black smoke was seen billowing out from a single-storey brick structure where the aircraft crashed.<br \/>\nOfficials said it was the first Tejas jet involved in an accident.<br \/>\n\u201cA Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas of the Indian Air Force crashed near Jaisalmer today during an operational training sortie. The pilot ejected safely,\u201d the IAF said.<br \/>\n\u201cA court of inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident,\u201d it said.<br \/>\nManufactured by state-run aerospace behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), the Tejas aircraft is a potent platform for air combat and offensive air support missions while reconnaissance and anti-ship operations are its secondary roles.<br \/>\nTejas aircraft are set to be the mainstay of the IAF. It has already inducted nearly 40 Tejas of initial variants.<br \/>\nIn February 2021, the defence ministry sealed a Rs 48,000 crore deal with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd for the procurement of 83 Tejas MK-1A jets for the IAF.<br \/>\nIn November last, the ministry accorded an initial approval to procure an additional batch of 97 Tejas jets for the IAF<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12689\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12689\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12689\" src=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-12-at-4.19.17-PM-300x226.png\" alt=\"Tejas Crashes In Jaisalmer In First Crash Involving Indigenous LCA, No Casualties\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tejas Crashes In Jaisalmer In First Crash Involving Indigenous LCA, No Casualties<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JAISALMER\/NEW DELHI, Mar 12: A Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) of the Indian Air Force crashed in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan on Tuesday during an operational training sortie, the first such incident involving the indigenously-built jet. The pilot ejected safely and there were no casualties, officials said. 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