On October 17, the Light Combat Aircraft( LCA) Tejas Mk1A was flown in the presence Defense Minister Rajnath Singh . This is a significant milestone in India's progress towards Atma Nrbharta.

Inaugurated today are the third production line for LCA Mk1A and second for HTT-40. While the existing lines 1 and 2 for LCA and line 1 for HTT-40 are at Bengaluru, the new lines have been established in Nashik to scale up the supply of LCA Tejas aircraft to the IAF at a shorter lead time.

The Nashik production line at HAL will initially have an annual production capacity of eight aircraft. With the addition of the third production line, HAL’s total annual production capacity of LCA Mk1A increases to 24.

HAL will increase its capacity in Nashik to produce 10 aircraft per year, within the next two

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