The maiden flight of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1A, manufactured at the third production line of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), took place on October 17 in Nashik in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

The Defence Minister also inaugurated the third production line of the LCA Mk1A, and the second production line of the Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40), which is an indigenous Basic Trainer Aircraft designed and developed by HAL for the IAF.

The first two production lines of the LCA, and the first production line of the HTT-40, are located in Bengaluru.

The company initiated establishment of the third production line in order to fast-track delivery of LCA Tejas aircraft to the IAF.

The production line in Nashik has a capacity of eight aircraft per annum.

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