TEJAS MK-1A’s IAF Debut May Come In January—Ahead of Aero India 2027

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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited is preparing to deliver the first Tejas MK1A jet in January 2027. Fourteen engines have been delivered. This is seen as a significant step towards self-reliance amid squadron shortages and MiG-21 retirements.

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New Delhi: The Mk1A, a modified version of India's indigenous fighter aircraft, the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), is likely to be handed over to the Indian Air Force by January 2027. The move is likely to be made before the Aero India 2027 exhibition, The Print reported, citing sources in the defence sector. Under the contract signed in February 2021 for Rs 36,400 crore, 83 Tejas Mk1A aircraft are to be manufactured and delivered to Hindust…