Rajnath Singh Becomes First Defence Minister To Fly In Light Combat Aircraft Tejas
Mumbai: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday flew in Tejas fighter aircraft from HAL airport in Bengaluru, becoming the first Defence Minister to fly in the indigenously built light combat aircraft (LCA).
He was accompanied by Air Vice Marshal N Tiwari, who is also the project director, National flight test centre, ADA (Aeronautical Development Agency) in Bengaluru.
The minister flew a sortie in the twin-seater version of Tejas from HAL airport Bengaluru. Wearing G-suit, Rajnath Singh had earlier on Thursday posted photo on Twitter saying he was “all set” for the big day.
“ Before taking off from a sortie, the pilot of 45 squadron flying Daggers acquainted the Defence Minister with the air prowess of the homegrown fighter, it’s avionics, controls and radar in the glass cockpit and the weapon it’s carried for strike power,” said an officer.
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The Tejas is an Indian single-engine delta wing, multirole light fighter designed by Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA)and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for Indian Air Force and Indian Navy.
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