The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas is a 4.5-generation, all-weather, multi-role fighter aircraft designed to meet the ...
Tejas crash has renewed scrutiny of HAL’s capabilities, but its simpler trainer aircraft—HJT-36 and HTT-40—may offer India a ...
GE Aerospace has advanced the HAL Tejas Mk1A programme by delivering the fifth F404-IN20 jet engine for the indigenous ...
Questions are being raised whether the Tejas light combat aircraft, like the MiG-21 before it, is an unreliable “flying coffin” or widow maker.” On November 21, an Indian Air Force (IAF) test pilot ...
The Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) is a single-seat multirole fighter/attack aircraft designed for an Indian military requirement; a two-seat trainer version is ...
Indian Air Force Wing Commander Namansh Syal was executing a ‘negative-G turn’ (roll) at low altitude at the Dubai Airshow on Nov 21 when his Tejas fighter (a HAL-made light combat aircraft) lost ...
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Tejas Dilemma

The tragic crash of Tejas at Dubai Airshow 2025 holds serious strategic repercussions for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), a multi ...
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can ...
India's second batch of Tejas Mk 1A light combat aircraft is scheduled for delivery from 2027–28. (HAL) India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a INR623.7 billion (USD7 billion) contract with ...
The first light combat aircraft Tejas Mk. 1A produced at the facility. Credit: Indian Government India says it has inaugurated a third production line for the Tejas Mk.1-A and also is scaling up its ...
Speaking at the National Security Summit, Sunil said the aircraft continues to maintain one of the strongest global safety records in its class, calling the Dubai incident an unfortunate one-off.