All about TEJAS Fighter Jets.
                     ALL ABOUT 
TEJAS FIGHTER 
JETS
INTRODUCTION
The union cabinet today 
approved the purchase of 73 
Tejas LCA fighter jets and 10 
trainer aircraft for a cost of ₹ 
45,696 crore.
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Tejas Mk-1A Light Combat Aircraft 
The Tejas Mk-1A Light Combat 
Aircraft is an indigenously 
designed and manufactured 
fourth-generation fighter with 
critical operational capabilities 
that include an Active 
Electronically-Scanned Array 
(AESA) radar, an Electronic 
Warfare (EW) suite, and is 
capable of air-to-air refuelling 
(AAR).
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India's first self-made fighter jet
It is India's first self-made fighter 
jet and received the final 
operational clearance for 
induction into the air force as a 
fully-weaponised fighter jet in 
February 2019.
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Advanced missile capability
The final operational clearance 
or FOC aircraft of Tejas has 
several additional capabilities 
compared to the initial 
operational clearance or IOC 
aircraft - the primary one being a 
more advanced missile capability 
with a significantly enhanced 
range.
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Design & Manufacture
The indigenously-developed 
aircraft has been manufactured 
at the Hindustan Aeronautics 
Limited (HAL) and designed by 
the Aeronautical Development 
Agency (ADA) for the Indian Air 
Force and the Indian Navy.
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Single Engine
Tejas is a fully-weaponised light 
fighter with a single engine.
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Long Range Weapon
Although a lightweight aircraft 
with a short range, Tejas aircraft 
can carry the same array of 
modern weapons that bigger 
warplanes carry, from precision 
guided and standoff weaponry to 
long-range 'beyond visual range' 
missiles that can take down 
enemy planes from a safe 
distance.
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Advanced features 
Tejas has many advanced 
features like: Beyond Visual 
Range Missile capabilities, Air-to-
Air Refuelling and Air-to-Ground 
weapons.
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Operational clearance
The military aviation regulator 
had given the initial operational 
clearance or IOC to LCA Tejas in 
2013 and inducted it into the 
Indian Air Force's 45 Squadron in 
July 2016 to prepare for combat 
readiness.
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Flying Bullets
In May last year, the Air Force 
operationalised its second 
squadron of home-made Tejas 
fighter jets, assigning them to its 
No 18 Squadron - the 'Flying 
Bullets' - based at Sulur near 
Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. 
The squadron was equipped with 
fourth generation Mk1 Tejas LCA 
aircraft.
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