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Procurement of 73 Tejas aircraft: Cabinet has approved procurement of 73 LCA Tejas Mk-1A fighter aircrafts and 10 LCA Tejas Mk-1 Trainer aircrafts at the cost of INR 45,696 crore (approximately USD 600 million). Light Combat Aircraft Mk-1A variant is an indigenously designed, developed and manufactured state-of-the-art modern 4+ generation fighter aircraft. The manufacturing of Light Combat Aircraft by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, HAL will give a further push to Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative and boost indigenisation of defence production and the defence industry in the country. The programme would act as a catalyst for transforming the Indian aerospace manufacturing ecosystem into a vibrant Atmanirbhar-self-sustaining ecosystem.
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1688287
https://twitter.com/PIB_India/status/1349325353332797443?s=20
https://twitter.com/rajnathsingh/status/1349320160398643206?s=20
https://twitter.com/rajnathsingh/status/1349320160398643206?s=20
https://twitter.com/rajnathsingh/status/1349317902357286915?s=20
https://twitter.com/rajnathsingh/status/1349317749864976389?s=20
and see hashtag #CabinetDecisions.
