Light Combat Aircraft Tejas  

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

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.

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.