The government on Wednesday formally sealed a ₹ 48,000-crore deal -- the "biggest Make In India defence contract" -- with state-run aerospace giant Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at the Aero India show in Bengaluru. The contract for 83 indigenous fighter jets LCA Tejas was signed in presence of defence minister Rajnath Singh who inaugurated the 13th edition of Asia's premier aeronautics and defence exhibition earlier this morning.