Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagged off the first Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1A on Friday at Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd's (HAL) facility in Maharashtra's Nashik. He also inaugurated the third production line of the LCA Tejas Mk1A, and the second production line of Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40) at the same facility. HAL chief test pilot (fixed wing) Group Captain KK Venugopal (retired) piloted the Tejas Mk1A sortie, which was followed by exhilarating aerial displays by Sukhoi-30MKI and HTT-40. The Tejas Mk1A also received a water cannon salute. NDTV spoke to Group Captain Venugopal, who said the LCA is a unique aircraft with all new-generation technology. "The radar is new generation, the avionics is very capable, the Astra missile is integrated. We will also be adding standoff weapons. Because of all this, the LCA is a very capable platform," the chief test pilot said. "We hope that this aircraft will be a game-changer. After the MiG-21 was p...
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