30 May 2023
by Akhil Kadidal
India’s Tejas Mk 2 fighter aircraft is intended to replace a range of combat aircraft in the Indian Air Force, including the Mirage 2000. The Tejas Mk 2 is also intended to compete with the Saab Gripen internationally. (Janes)
India’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk 2 programme is languishing without funding, months after the project was approved by New Delhi.
The Tejas Mk 2 is intended to provide the Indian Air Force (IAF) with a 4.5-generation medium-weight-class fighter aircraft. The aircraft is designed to be an improvement over the fourth-generation Tejas Mk 1 aircraft currently in IAF service.
India’s Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) officially approved the project on 1 September 2022 for development, flight testing, and certification.
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previously reported that funding of INR66.17 billion (USD809.17 million) was sanctioned.
However,
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