Supersonic Tejas

Achieving speed of Mach 1.6, equivalent of 1,699 kilometers per hour, light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas is India’s first indigenous supersonic, light weight fighter aircraft. There has been no looking back ever since the LCA took its maiden test flight on January 4, 2001.

Achieving speed of Mach 1.6, equivalent of 1,699 kilometers per hour, light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas is India’s first indigenous supersonic, light weight fighter aircraft designed and developed by Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) as its prime partner under the Ministry of Defence. The supersonic fighter is expected to get initial operational clearance by December 2010 and the final operational clearance by December 2012. There has been no looking back ever since the LCA took its maiden test flight on January 4, 2001.