Government has approved procurement of 83 Light Combat
Aircraft, LCA, Tejas worth about 48 thousand crore rupees from Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited for Indian Air Force. The Cabinet Committee on
Security, CCS chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday met in
New Delhi.
In a series of tweets, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said this deal
will be a game changer for self reliance in the Indian defence
manufacturing. He said the LCA-Tejas is going to be the backbone of the
Indian Air Forces fighter fleet in the years to come. He added that
LCA-Tejas incorporates a large number of new technologies many of which
were hitherto unattempted in India. The Defence Minister said the
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, HAL has already set-up second line
manufacturing facilities at its Nasik and Bengaluru Divisions.
The Defence Minister said the LCA-Tejas
programme would act as a catalyst for transforming the Indian aerospace
manufacturing ecosystem into a vibrant Atma Nirbhar-self-sustaining
ecosystem. Under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan, India is continuously
growing its power to indigenously design, develop and manufacture
advanced cutting edge technologies and systems in the Defence Sector.
About 500 Indian companies including MSMEs in the design and
manufacturing sectors will be working with HAL in this procurement.
SOURCE ; AIR NEWS
{ With input from news agency language)
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