Tejas, India’s indigenous Light Combat Aircraft, added the 5th generation Python-5 Air-to-Air Missile (AAM) in its weapons capability | Twitter/@DRDO_India The Indian Air Force’s (IAF) light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas has been cleared to carry the fifth generation Python-5 air-to-air missile (AAM) as part of its air-to-air weapons capability. According …
Read More »Indian Air Force Operationalise Second LCA Tejas Squadron By Inducting First FOC Standard Jet
Credits: Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force (IAF) operationalize the second squadron of the Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) at Sulur airbase near Coimbatore in the state of Tamil Nadu. According to local media reports, the Number 18 Squadron, codenamed Flying Bullets, will feature Tejas aircraft in the Final …
Read More »Indian Naval LCA Tejas Prototype Lands On INS Vikramaditya For First Time
A prototype of the naval version of the light combat Tejas aircraft landed and took off from the country’s sole aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya in a significant step towards India developing its own deck-based fighters. A prototype of a naval version of India’s Tejas light combat aircraft performed an arrested …
Read More »Indian Air Force HAL Tejas fighter jet External fuel tank accidentally Falls Mid Air Over Tamil Nadu
Indian Air Force HAL Tejas Light Combat Aircraft External fuel tank accidentally dropped in a field in Tamil Nadu The fuel drop tank of a Tejas fell off mid-air during a routine sortie from the Sulur air base near Coimbatore on Tuesday morning. The aircraft landed safely after the incident. …
Read More »What stage is DRDO at with regards to developing Jammer for Tejas?
Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) and Jammer are very important part of Electronic Warfare Suite. RWR and Jammer work in combination with each other. Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE) an arm of DRDO had developed Tarang-1/1B/2 RWR and most of India’s fleet of Mig-21, Mig-27, Mig-29 and Su-30 MKI had been …
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