{"id":3535,"date":"2023-10-04T09:00:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T09:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=3535"},"modified":"2023-10-04T09:00:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T09:00:36","slug":"iaf-receives-first-lca-tejas-trainer-aircraft-from-hal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/iaf-receives-first-lca-tejas-trainer-aircraft-from-hal\/","title":{"rendered":"IAF receives first LCA Tejas trainer aircraft from HAL"},"content":{"rendered":"

BENGALURU: The\u00a0<\/span>Light\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Combat\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Aircraft\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(LCA)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Tejas\u00a0<\/span><\/span>twin-seater\u00a0<\/span><\/span>trainer\u00a0<\/span><\/span>aircraft<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>presented\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>Air\u00a0<\/span>Force\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>(IAF)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>commander\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Air\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chief\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Marshal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>VR\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chaudhari\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Hindustan\u00a0<\/span>Aeronautics\u00a0<\/span>Limited\u00a0<\/span>(HAL)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chief\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Managing\u00a0<\/span>Director\u00a0<\/span><\/span>CB\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ananthakrishnan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Wednesday\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bengaluru<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“It\u00a0<\/span><\/span>gives\u00a0<\/span><\/span>me\u00a0<\/span><\/span>great\u00a0<\/span>satisfaction\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>accept\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>first\u00a0<\/span><\/span>two-seater\u00a0<\/span><\/span>LCA\u00a0<\/span><\/span>aircraft\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span>historic\u00a0<\/span>day.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Speaking\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>ceremony\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bengaluru,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chaudhari\u00a0<\/span><\/span>remarked,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“This\u00a0<\/span><\/span>day\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>go\u00a0<\/span><\/span>down\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>history\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>really\u00a0<\/span>remarkable\u00a0<\/span><\/span>one\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>exemplifies\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>prowess\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>domestic\u00a0<\/span><\/span>aviation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>industry.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>head\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Air\u00a0<\/span>Force,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>deal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>83\u00a0<\/span><\/span>more\u00a0<\/span><\/span>LCAs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>signed,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>two\u00a0<\/span><\/span>LCA\u00a0<\/span><\/span>squadrons\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>already\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span>established.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>“The\u00a0<\/span>fact\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>Air\u00a0<\/span>Force\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>already\u00a0<\/span>established\u00a0<\/span><\/span>two\u00a0<\/span><\/span>LCA\u00a0<\/span><\/span>squadrons\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>source\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>pride\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>us.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>now\u00a0<\/span><\/span>finalized\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>contract\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>83\u00a0<\/span><\/span>more\u00a0<\/span><\/span>LCAs,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>moving\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>purchase\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>97\u00a0<\/span><\/span>more\u00a0<\/span><\/span>LCAs.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>Air\u00a0<\/span>Force\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>have\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>fleet\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>220\u00a0<\/span><\/span>LCAs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>its\u00a0<\/span>inventory\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>upcoming\u00a0<\/span>years,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>according\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>commander\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>Air\u00a0<\/span>Force.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“Once\u00a0<\/span>more,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>send\u00a0<\/span><\/span>my\u00a0<\/span>best\u00a0<\/span><\/span>wishes\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>each\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>every\u00a0<\/span>one\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>you\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>order\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>make\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sure\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>Air\u00a0<\/span>Force\u00a0<\/span><\/span>receives\u00a0<\/span><\/span>its\u00a0<\/span>orders\u00a0<\/span><\/span>promptly\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>may\u00a0<\/span>begin\u00a0<\/span><\/span>flying\u00a0<\/span><\/span>them\u00a0<\/span><\/span>soon.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>continued,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“My\u00a0<\/span><\/span>congratulations\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>all\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>stakeholders\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>best\u00a0<\/span><\/span>wishes\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>you\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>bright\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>successful\u00a0<\/span>future.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Ajay\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bhatt,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>state\u00a0<\/span><\/span>minister\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>defense,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“Today\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>historic\u00a0<\/span><\/span>day,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>while\u00a0<\/span>speaking\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>occasion.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Being\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>part\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>HAL\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seeing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>agreements\u00a0<\/span><\/span>made\u00a0<\/span><\/span>here\u00a0<\/span><\/span>makes\u00a0<\/span><\/span>me\u00a0<\/span><\/span>incredibly\u00a0<\/span>proud.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>first\u00a0<\/span><\/span>LCA\u00a0<\/span><\/span>twin-seater\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>delivered\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IAF.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reference\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Atmanirbhar\u00a0<\/span><\/span>initiative\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>improving\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>aviation,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bhatt\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“A\u00a0<\/span>few\u00a0<\/span>years\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ago,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we\u00a0<\/span>were\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reliant\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fighter\u00a0<\/span>jets\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>other\u00a0<\/span>nations.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Prime\u00a0<\/span>Minister\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Modi\u00a0<\/span><\/span>wants\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>excel\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>areas.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>We\u00a0<\/span>have\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Atmanirbhar\u00a0<\/span><\/span>now.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>On\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Wednesday\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bengaluru,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>HAL\u00a0<\/span><\/span>presented\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>Air\u00a0<\/span>Force\u00a0<\/span>(IAF)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>first\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Light\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Combat\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Aircraft\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(LCA)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>twin-seater\u00a0<\/span><\/span>trainer\u00a0<\/span><\/span>variant\u00a0<\/span><\/span>aircraft.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Eight\u00a0<\/span><\/span>twin\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seaters\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>delivered\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>HAL\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>FY\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2023\u20132024\u00a0<\/span><\/span>out\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>total\u00a0<\/span>order\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>18\u00a0<\/span><\/span>twin\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seaters\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IAF.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Additionally,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>10\u00a0<\/span><\/span>twin\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seaters\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>gradually\u00a0<\/span><\/span>be\u00a0<\/span>delivered\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2026\u20132027.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>IAF\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>anticipated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>issue\u00a0<\/span><\/span>other\u00a0<\/span>orders.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>LCA-Tejas,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India’s\u00a0<\/span>largest\u00a0<\/span><\/span>research\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>development\u00a0<\/span><\/span>program,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>flew\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>first\u00a0<\/span>time\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2001\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span><\/span>subsequently\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reached\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>number\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>milestones.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>It\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>expected\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>manufactured\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>large\u00a0<\/span>quantities\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Hindustan\u00a0<\/span>Aeronautics\u00a0<\/span>Limited\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bengaluru,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>HAL\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>already\u00a0<\/span>received\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>order\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>123\u00a0<\/span><\/span>aircraft,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>which\u00a0<\/span><\/span>32\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fighters\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>already\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span>delivered\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>Air\u00a0<\/span>Force\u00a0<\/span>(IAF)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>two\u00a0<\/span><\/span>squadrons\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>already\u00a0<\/span><\/span>operational\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sulur,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>AF\u00a0<\/span><\/span>base.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>4.5\u00a0<\/span><\/span>generation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>LCA\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Tejas\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>multi-role,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all-weather\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fighter\u00a0<\/span>aircraft.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>plane\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>made\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>multi-role\u00a0<\/span><\/span>weapon\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>can\u00a0<\/span>easily\u00a0<\/span>perform\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ground\u00a0<\/span><\/span>assault,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>close\u00a0<\/span>combat,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>offensive\u00a0<\/span><\/span>air\u00a0<\/span>support\u00a0<\/span><\/span>missions.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Additionally,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>made\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>do\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ground\u00a0<\/span><\/span>maritime\u00a0<\/span>operations.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>LCA\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Tejas’\u00a0<\/span><\/span>most\u00a0<\/span>advanced\u00a0<\/span><\/span>model\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>LCA\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mk1A.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>It\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>AESA\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Radar,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>EW\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>suite\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>includes\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>self-protection\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>radar\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>warning\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>jamming,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Digital\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Map\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Generator\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>(DMG),\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>smart\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>multi-function\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>displays\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>(SMFD),\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Combined\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Interrogator\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Transponder\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>(CIT),\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Advanced\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Radio\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Altimeter,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>other\u00a0<\/span><\/span>features.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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BENGALURU: The\u00a0Light\u00a0Combat\u00a0Aircraft\u00a0(LCA)\u00a0Tejas\u00a0twin-seater\u00a0trainer\u00a0aircraft\u00a0was\u00a0presented\u00a0to\u00a0Indian\u00a0Air\u00a0Force\u00a0(IAF)\u00a0commander\u00a0Air\u00a0Chief\u00a0Marshal\u00a0VR\u00a0Chaudhari\u00a0by\u00a0Hindustan\u00a0Aeronautics\u00a0Limited\u00a0(HAL)\u00a0Chief\u00a0Managing\u00a0Director\u00a0CB\u00a0Ananthakrishnan\u00a0on\u00a0Wednesday\u00a0in\u00a0Bengaluru. “It\u00a0gives\u00a0me\u00a0great\u00a0satisfaction\u00a0to\u00a0accept\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0two-seater\u00a0LCA\u00a0aircraft\u00a0on\u00a0this\u00a0historic\u00a0day. 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