×

Maintenance Repair & Overhaul Space Air Cargo

Home- Stories

Tejas Completes 500 Sorties

: Dec 30, 2013 - : 8:58 am

India’s indigenous Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) completed 500 sorties in a year, achieving another milestone after attaining initial operational clearance last week.
“This is the highest by the aircraft in a calendar year,” according to a defence ministry release. The highest number of sorties attained earlier in a calendar year was below 300.
Avinash Chander, Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister A.K. Antony, congratulated the Tejas team and said the achievement was a result of synergy of various organisations, including the Aeronautical Development Agency, the Defence Research and Development Organisation, Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd and the Indian Air Force.
The release said 2013 has been exceptionally successful year for Tejas.
It said noteworthy accomplishments include in-flight relight (shutting off and then reigniting the single engine), high energy brake testing, flight envelope expansion, R73E missile firing with radar guidance, air-to-ground weapon tests, wet runway trials and demonstration of swing role capability.
Tejas, the lightest military jet in its class, got initial operational clearance Dec 20, paving the way for its induction into the IAF.
The final operational clearance of the fighter plane is slated for December 2014.

MORE NEWS

Headquartered in Singapore with reporters spread across all major regions, GBP Aerospace & Defence is a leading media house that publishes three publications that serve the aerospace and defence sector - Asian Defence Technology, Asian Airlines & Aerospace and Daily News. Known industry-wide for quality journalism, GBP Aerospace & Defence is present at more international tradeshows and exhibitions than any other competing publication in the region.
For over three decades, our award-winning team of reporters has been producing top-notch content to help readers stay abreast of the latest developements in the field of commercial aviation, MRO, defence, and Space.

Popular Posts

Copyright 2023. GBP. All Rights Reserved.

Home Defence & Security Space Commercial Aviation Maintence Repair & Overhaul Daily News Events About Us

z-index: 9999; /* Ensure the ad is on top of other elements */