Air Chief Marshal AP Singh has flown his final fighter sortie in India’s indigenous Tejas during Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026 in Jodhpur.
Tejas
India’s indigenous fifth-generation fighter aircraft programme has entered a major new phase after the Ministry of Defence issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to three shortlisted industry groups for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) project.
An Indian Air Force (IAF) HAL Tejas (LCA) crashed during a demonstration flight at Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC), Dubai, on 21 November 2025.
India has signed a landmark deal worth over $1 billion to acquire 113 jet engines for its indigenous Tejas Mark-1A fighter aircraft.
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).
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.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited(HAL) to open an office in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).
The government said, “Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), a defense PSU under the Ministry of Defence, responded to a demand for data received from Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) in February 2019 for LCA class aircraft.
The first prototype of the TEJAS MK-1A, which is actually the intended mass-production version of the TEJAS and the base for all others, has made its first flight in secrecy, according to Indian authorities.