Expedite production of Tejas Mark-1A fighter jets, IAF tells HAL
Facing a shortage, the IAF wants Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to speed up the production of Tejas fighter jets to meet the contractual obligation of producing 16 aircraft each year.
The IAF, HAL and the Department of Defence Production of the Ministry of Defence were part of a high-level review meet last month. The IAF wants HAL to produce a minimum of 16 jets each year to meet the contractual obligation of making 83 Tejas Mark-1A, sources said. Deliveries for the Tejas Mark-1A are to commence in February next year. HAL, with last month’s capacity addition at Nashik, can now make 24 jets per annum.
