The Mk 1 variant of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) Tejas light combat aircraft has received its initial operational clearance (IOC) from the Indian air force. The "release to service" document was ...

Tejas Mk2 is being designed as a larger, more capable 4.5 generation fighter, while JF 17 Block III already offers AESA radar, modern avionics and long range weapons.

Tejas Mk2 is being developed as a larger Indian medium-weight fighter, while Gripen E is already a modern operational aircraft built around sensors, electronic warfare and flexibility.

Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit has been appointed as the new Chief of the Indian Air Force, bringing decades of fighter flying, ...

India ordered 16 LCA fighters and four twin-seaters from HAL in 2010, with 29 more MK1A twin-seaters planned by 2033-34.

More than two decades after it was conceived as a replacement for the Mikoyan MiG-21, India's Tejas light combat aircraft has received initial operational clearance. Defence minister A K Antony handed ...

New Delhi: In a major boost for India’s air power, Tejas, the indigenous light combat aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF), is set to take to the skies once more. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) ...

BENGALURU, India — India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft received its much-awaited initial operational clearance (IOC) in Bengaluru on Jan. 10. Indian Defense Minister A.K. Antony handed over the ...

NEW DELHI—India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) has successfully test-fired a Derby air-to-air Beyond Visual Range (BVR) missile, a major step toward the aircraft’s Final Operational Clearance ...

Defence minister, AK Antony did not believe that this day will come. But the country’s very own light combat aircraft (LCA), Tejas, was given the ‘Initial Operational Clearance (IOC II) for induction ...