Rajnath to fly in Tejas fighter jet on Thursday

September 17, 2019 23:35

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh would be flying in the indigenously-built light combat aircraft Tejas from the HAL airport in Bengaluru on Thursday, said a senior official on Tuesday.

He will be the first defence minister to fly in this aircraft.

Last Friday in Goa, Tejas had successfully carried out an "arrested landing", a key performance demonstrating its ability to land on board an aircraft carrier, making it a major milestone in development of the naval variant of the fighter jet.

The Indian Air Force has already inducted a batch of Tejas aircraft. The naval version of the LCA is in development stage.

"The minister will fly a sortie in the twin-seater version of Tejas on Thursday. He will be flying from HAL airport in Bengaluru," an official from the defence ministry said.

On Thursday, Singh would also be attending an exhibition of products of the Defence Research and Development Organisation in Bengaluru, he said.

-- PTI

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