WITH THE largest-ever deal for domestic defence manufacture signed on Wednesday – for 73 LCA Tejas Mk-1A and 10 LCA Mk-1 versions – it was the culmination of a project that kicked off in 1983. However, officials of the agency that designed and developed the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) say now that the core technology is ready, it will act as a catalyst for several other projects that are lined up.
Three new fighter jets will be flying by 2026, of which two will be for the Air Force and one for the Navy, Girish S Deodhare, chief of Aeronautical Development Agency of the Defence Ministry, which has designed the LCA, told The Indian Express.
