Flying on ‘Tejas’, an Indigenous Light Combat Aircraft from Bengaluru’s HAL Airport was an amazing and exhilarating experience.
Tejas is a multi-role fighter with several critical capabilities. It is meant to strengthen India’s air defence capabilities. pic.twitter.com/jT95afb0O7
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) September 19, 2019
In a first of its kind event, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh took a sortie on the LCA Tejas. Doing so he became the 1st Defense Minister to board the indigenously built fighter aircraft. He flew on the aircraft from the HAL airport in the Bengaluru. The purpose of this move by the Defense Minister is to boost the morale of the officers who build the aircraft.
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