AEROSPACE • PRODUCTION

LCA Tejas Mk1A (4.5 Gen Fighter)

Lead Agency: ADA / HAL • Service: Indian Air Force • Budget: ₹1,15,000 Cr • IDDM: 65%

Strategic Overview

Single-engine 4.5-generation multirole supersonic fighter featuring AESA radar, BVR missiles, and advanced electronic warfare suite.

No. 45 Squadron IAF ("Flying Daggers") — AFS Sulur, Tamil Nadu (Southern Air Command) — Status: operational
Standing Committee on Defence: 42nd Report on Demands for Grants (Parliamentary Committee Report)
No. 18 Squadron IAF ("Flying Bullets") — AFS Sulur / Nal (Southern / Western Air Command) — Status: operational
PIB: IAF Operationalizes Second Tejas Squadron No. 18 Flying Bullets (PIB Press Release)
No. 3 Squadron IAF ("Cobras") — AFS Nal (Bikaner), Rajasthan (Western Air Command) — Status: slated
MoD: MiG-21 Phase-out & Tejas Mk1A Induction Bases (Sansad Q&A Portal)