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HAL planning to export LCA) Tejas
Why is it in news?
- Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) is actively looking for exports of the Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA).
- The countries in South East Asia and West Asia showing interest in buying it.
Details:
- Tejas is single-seat, single-engine, lightweight, high-agility supersonic fighter aircraft, designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA).
- Each LCA MK1A jet would cost ₹306 crore.
- The indigenous content of the aircraft was about 52%. HAL was looking at ways to increase it to 65%.
- It would be offering the same version that was in service with the IAF to friendly foreign countries and at the same price.
Unmanned fighter:
- HAL also announced an ambitious futuristic project for the development of an unmanned fighter jet.
- It would be controlled by a manned aircraft called ‘manned–unmanned’ teaming and be able to strike deep inside the enemy territory called Combat Air Teaming System (CATS).