Light Combat Aircraft  

Tejas is India’s first indigenous fighter aircraft, made by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. Renowned as a light combat aircraft, Tejas attacks with speed and agility.

Tuesday's test firing in Goa completed a series of missile trials to validate its performance under extremely challenging scenarios

A team from the Malaysian Air Force will be visiting Bengaluru in the next two months to know how far the light combat aircraft is suitable to it
 

India has expressed its interest to sell its indigenously developed Lead in Fighter Trainer (LIFT) version of Tejas Light Combat Aircraft to the US Navy

The naval variant of the Light Combat Aircraft Tejas, for the first time launched off the ski jump at 04.21 pm and then subsequently ‘trapped’ ten minutes later at 04.31 pm on the arresting gear site. The Prototype-2 of the indigenous fighter aircraft was tested for operation from aircraft carriers at the Shore Based Test Facility INS Hansa, Goa.

Union defence minister Rajnath Singh gets ready in a G-suit to fly the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas in Bengaluru. 
 

India is hoping to impress a global audience with the indigenously developed light combat aircraft 'Tejas'. The Light combat flight's handling and manoeuvrability as well as aerobatics, will be showcased by a team of 50 in Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition.

The Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC) has given the green signal to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (LTD) under Final Operational Clearance (FOC) configuration. 

The projects that missed the deadline included the production of Sukhoi-30 planes which has been delayed by three years, production of Jaguar Darin IIi planes which has been delayed by six years, upgrade of the Mirage 2000 which has been delayed by two years. The Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) project has also been delayed by five years.