₹45,700-cr deal: India clears purchase of 83 ‘Tejas’ jets for IAF

The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday procurement of 73 LCA Tejas Mk-1A fighter aircraft and 10 LCA Tejas Mk-1 Trainer aircraft at the cost of ₹45,696 crore along with design and development of infrastructure sanctions worth ₹1,202 crore.

“The CCS chaired by PM today approved the largest indigenous defence procurement deal worth about 48000 Crores to strengthen IAF’s fleet of homegrown fighter jet ‘LCA-Tejas’. This deal will be a game changer for self reliance in the Indian defence manufacturing,” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted on Wednesday evening.

The defence minister said Tejas is going to be the backbone of the fighter fleet of the Indian Air Force in years to come.