Rs 36,468 crore worth of order for Tejas fighter aircraft placed under Modi govt: Officials

Rs 36,468 crore worth of order for Tejas fighter aircraft placed under Modi govt: Officials

Rs 36,468 crore worth of order for Tejas fighter aircraft placed under Modi govt: Officials Under the Narendra Modi government, an order of Rs 36,468 crore for the delivery of 83 LCA Mk 1A Tejas aircraft has been placed with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, official sources said on Saturday, as the prime minister visited the defence PSU and took a sortie in the fighter jet.The delivery of these Tejas aircraft is scheduled to begin by February 202…

Tejas fighter aircraft orders worth Rs 36,468 crore placed under Modi govt

The Narendra Modi government has ordered 83 light combat aircraft (LCA) Mk 1A Tejas aircraft worth Rs 36,468 crore with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in an effort to amp up India's defence preparedness, official sources said on Saturday. The delivery is scheduled to begin by February 2024. More than Rs 9,000 crore has been sanctioned for the development of LCA Mk 2, an upgraded and more lethal variant of LCA Tejas. The development comes after PM…