Introducing Tejas: India's interceptor, battle-ready by 2015
India's indigenously built Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas got its second Initial Operation Clearance on 20 December 2013 at an event in Bangalore, which was attended by Defence Minister AK Antony.
For the next 12 to 15 months, the Air Force will integrate the new aircraft into the force. Tejas is expected to be battle ready by the end of 2015.
India's indigenously built Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas got its second Initial Operation Clearance on 20 December 2013 at an event in Bangalore, which was attended by Defence Minister AK Antony.
The first 20 Tejas planes will be powered by the American GE-404 engines; the next six Mark-II squadrons (16-18 jets in each) will have the more powerful GE F-414 engines.
