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HAL Tejas

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Delta wing single turbofan light combat aircraft (also referred to as LCA).

Photo: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.

Lift type

Fixed wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turbofan

Application

Attack, Fighter

Design & construction

Primary structure

Composite

Wing

Composite

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Pressurisation

Pressurised

Flight controls

Full FBW digital

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

Engine-bleed air-cycle

Wing position

Mid

Planform

Delta

Tail

Tailless

Certification

Military

Minimum crew

Composite wing (primary structure) Primary Composite fuselage (primary structure) Primary Head-up display Standard

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
HAL Tejas Mk 1	1995 / 2001		Production: 3 (2016) SP-2 was delivered in March 2016 and No. 45 Squadron (Flying Daggers) was formally stood up on 1 July 2016 with the first Tejas aircraft; cumulative total reached approximately 4 by end-2016 based on the 6-total-by-March-2018 anchor, but no official [medium]. Single seat variant, includes upgraded variant designated Tejas Mk1A.
HAL Tejas Mk 2	2019 /		Redesigned, enhanced variant.

Airframer

Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA)	News	Design & Development
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (Aircraft Division Bangalore)	News	Principal partner

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