The Indian Air Force's induction of the Tejas Mk 1 trainer is expected to accelerate pilot training and support the replacement of obsolete Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21s with the newer Tejas Mk 1A aircraft. (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited)

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has handed over the first two-seat Light Combat Aircraft Tejas trainer to the Indian Air Force (IAF).

The handover comes six months after the first production trainer (serial no LT-5201) began flight trials in April 2023. According to HAL, the LT-5201 was handed over to the IAF on the afternoon of 4 October.

The LCA Tejas twin seater is a lightweight, all-weather multirole aircraft. HAL describes the trainer as a 4.5-generation aircraft “designed to support the training requirements of the IAF and augment itself to the role of a fighter in case of necessity”. HAL added that the trainer is equipped with features such as a “relaxed static-stability, quadraplex fly-by-wire flight control, carefree manoeuvring, [an] advanced glass cockpit, integrated digital avionics systems, and advanced composite materials for the airframe”.

An HAL source told Janes

The Indian Air Force's induction of the Tejas Mk 1 trainer is expected to accelerate pilot training and support the replacement of obsolete Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21s with the newer Tejas Mk 1A aircraft. (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited)

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has handed over the first two-seat Light Combat Aircraft Tejas trainer to the Indian Air Force (IAF).

The handover comes six months after the first production trainer (serial no LT-5201) began flight trials in April 2023. According to HAL, the LT-5201 was handed over to the IAF on the afternoon of 4 October.

The LCA Tejas twin seater is a lightweight, all-weather multirole aircraft. HAL describes the trainer as a 4.5-generation aircraft “designed to support the training requirements of the IAF and augment itself to the role of a fighter in case of necessity”. HAL added that the trainer is equipped with features such as a “relaxed static-stability, quadraplex fly-by-wire flight control, carefree manoeuvring, [an] advanced glass cockpit, integrated digital avionics systems, and advanced composite materials for the airframe”.

An HAL source told Janes

The Indian Air Force's induction of the Tejas Mk 1 trainer is expected to accelerate pilot training and support the replacement of obsolete Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21s with the newer Tejas Mk 1A aircraft. (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited)

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has handed over the first two-seat Light Combat Aircraft Tejas trainer to the Indian Air Force (IAF).

The handover comes six months after the first production trainer (serial no LT-5201) began flight trials in April 2023. According to HAL, the LT-5201 was handed over to the IAF on the afternoon of 4 October.

The LCA Tejas twin seater is a lightweight, all-weather multirole aircraft. HAL describes the trainer as a 4.5-generation aircraft “designed to support the training requirements of the IAF and augment itself to the role of a fighter in case of necessity”. HAL added that the trainer is equipped with features such as a “relaxed static-stability, quadraplex fly-by-wire flight control, carefree manoeuvring, [an] advanced glass cockpit, integrated digital avionics systems, and advanced composite materials for the airframe”.

An HAL source told Janes

The Indian Air Force's induction of the Tejas Mk 1 trainer is expected to accelerate pilot training and support the replacement of obsolete Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21s with the newer Tejas Mk 1A aircraft. (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited)

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has handed over the first two-seat Light Combat Aircraft Tejas trainer to the Indian Air Force (IAF).

The handover comes six months after the first production trainer (serial no LT-5201) began flight trials in April 2023. According to HAL, the LT-5201 was handed over to the IAF on the afternoon of 4 October.

The LCA Tejas twin seater is a lightweight, all-weather multirole aircraft. HAL describes the trainer as a 4.5-generation aircraft “designed to support the training requirements of the IAF and augment itself to the role of a fighter in case of necessity”. HAL added that the trainer is equipped with features such as a “relaxed static-stability, quadraplex fly-by-wire flight control, carefree manoeuvring, [an] advanced glass cockpit, integrated digital avionics systems, and advanced composite materials for the airframe”.

An HAL source told Janes

The Indian Air Force's induction of the Tejas Mk 1 trainer is expected to accelerate pilot training and support the replacement of obsolete Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21s with the newer Tejas Mk 1A aircraft. (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited)

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has handed over the first two-seat Light Combat Aircraft Tejas trainer to the Indian Air Force (IAF).

The handover comes six months after the first production trainer (serial no LT-5201) began flight trials in April 2023. According to HAL, the LT-5201 was handed over to the IAF on the afternoon of 4 October.

The LCA Tejas twin seater is a lightweight, all-weather multirole aircraft. HAL describes the trainer as a 4.5-generation aircraft “designed to support the training requirements of the IAF and augment itself to the role of a fighter in case of necessity”. HAL added that the trainer is equipped with features such as a “relaxed static-stability, quadraplex fly-by-wire flight control, carefree manoeuvring, [an] advanced glass cockpit, integrated digital avionics systems, and advanced composite materials for the airframe”.

An HAL source told Janes

The Indian Air Force's induction of the Tejas Mk 1 trainer is expected to accelerate pilot training and support the replacement of obsolete Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21s with the newer Tejas Mk 1A aircraft. (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited)

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has handed over the first two-seat Light Combat Aircraft Tejas trainer to the Indian Air Force (IAF).

The handover comes six months after the first production trainer (serial no LT-5201) began flight trials in April 2023. According to HAL, the LT-5201 was handed over to the IAF on the afternoon of 4 October.

The LCA Tejas twin seater is a lightweight, all-weather multirole aircraft. HAL describes the trainer as a 4.5-generation aircraft “designed to support the training requirements of the IAF and augment itself to the role of a fighter in case of necessity”. HAL added that the trainer is equipped with features such as a “relaxed static-stability, quadraplex fly-by-wire flight control, carefree manoeuvring, [an] advanced glass cockpit, integrated digital avionics systems, and advanced composite materials for the airframe”.

An HAL source told Janes