Defence Ministry awards HAL contract to manufacture 83 Tejas fighter jets
The Indian Air Force had issued a tender for 83 LCAs about two years ago and the project was stuck over the pricing issue as the centre and IAF.
The Indian Air Force had issued a tender for 83 LCAs about two years ago and the project was stuck over the pricing issue as the centre and Indian Air Force felt that the price offered by the HAL was slightly higher. The Defence Ministry has awarded a contract to manufacture 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fighters to the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at the Aero India international air show on February 3, 2021. The event was organised by HAL on behalf of Department of Defence Production (DDP), Ministry of Defence, Government of India to promote Aerospace and Defence (AandD) manufacturing and export potential of the Defence Industry. During the opening ceremony of Aero India 2021, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh presented the Tejas model to HAL chief R Madhavan. Rajnath Singh tweeted saying that he is very happy that HAL has got the orders for development of 83 new indigenous LCA – Tejas MK1A from Indian Air Force valued at more than Rs 48000 crores. Significance The Defence Min…