India has signed a landmark deal worth over $1 billion to acquire 113 jet engines for its indigenous Tejas Mark-1A fighter aircraft.
TEJAS LCA
India finalized its largest-ever defense aviation contract, a Rs 66,500 crore deal for 97 Tejas fighter jets.
The Government of India has cleared the acquisition of 97 Tejas Mark 1A fighter jets for the Indian Air Force (IAF) at a cost of ₹62,000 crore (US$7.1 billion).
Malaysia has launched a tender for 18 jets as part of the Fighter Lead-In Trainer-Light Combat Aircraft (FLIT-LCA) program.
The Argentine side expressed its interest in the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft `Tejas’ being manufactured by state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL). If the deal goes through, HAL will have to rework the LCA Tejas as per the needs of the South American nation.