The HAL Tejas entered service with the Indian Air Force ... jet developed to counter new American jets like the F-15 and F-16. Research for this aircraft started in the 1970s and culminated ...

Challenge for US F-16, threat to Pakistan While GE has blamed ... and manufactured by state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), the Tejas MK1A is a 4.5 generation, single-engine, multirole ...

The F-414 Engine Deal and Technology Transfer A key component of the Tejas Mk-1A’s operational success lies in the F404 engines supplied by the US based General Electric (GE). However ...

Indian Air Force chief AP Singh expresses diminishing confidence in HAL over delays in Tejas aircraft deliveries and upgrades, while HAL attributes setbacks to post-1998 nuclear test sanctions.

BENGALURU: The delay in the delivery of Tejas fighter aircraft by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has elicited a “no confidence” comment from Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal ...