Tejas Light Combat Aircraft missile hits target

December 07, 2013 19:05

Tejas, India's first indigenously designed, developed and productionised fourth generation plus Light Combat Aircraft achieved yet another milestone when at 11 am, its infrared air to air missile hit its designated target with precision.

The test, demonstrating required parameters, was conducted off the coast of Goa in Arabian Sea, and has taken the aircraft closer to its induction in the Indian Air Force.

Tejas, a one of its kind combat aircraft, has been developed by the DRDO with the Aeronautical Development Agency, Bengaluru, as the lead laboratory and HAL as the production partner.

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

In Pictures - Arsenal hammer Chelsea to move three points clear at the top

Ruthless Arsenal threw down the gauntlet in the Premier League title race with a 5-0 thrashing of London rivals Chelsea to roar three points clear at the top of the table on Tuesday.

Will Thiruvanathapuram Elect Tharoor A 4th Time?

24 hours before campaigning ends in Thiruvanathapuram, Archana Masih/Rediff.com discovers Shashi Tharoor and his BJP rival Rajeev Chandrasekhar are busy getting their message across to voters.

'I broke my mother's heart a little when I eloped'

Zeenat Aman dedicated her latest post on Instagram to her mother, and shared the kind of relationship they had.

T20 World Cup: Who Should Keep Wickets?

Vote For Your Choice!

Where Was Modi When We Needed Him Most?

'From April 25, 2021, Modi disappeared. He made no public appearance for 20 days.' 'The prime minister of India fled the field when his people needed the government most,' points out Aakar Patel.