New Delhi: The defence ministry Thursday signed a Rs 62,370-crore deal (pre-GST) with State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for procurement of 97 Tejas Mk1A fighter aircraft, including 68 single-seaters and 29 twin-seaters, along with associated equipment.

The delivery of these aircraft would commence during 2027-28 and be completed over a period of six years, the Defence Ministry said in a statement.

It added that the aircraft will have an indigenous content of over 64 percent, with 67 additional items incorporated, over and above the previous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk1A contract signed in January 2021. Show Full Article

The integration of advanced indigenously developed systems such as the UTTAM Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radar, Swayam Raksha Kavach, a

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