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IAF seeking to obtain initial operational clearance for Tejas: Browne HYDERABAD: With the phasing out of MiG-21 Type 77 aircraft from its fleet, the Indian Air Force is now seeking to obtain initial operational clearance (IOC) for light combat aircraft 'Tejas', which is developed by HAL, Air...

LCA set to join IAF The tail-less little wonder is set to earn its initial operational clearance Even as the workhorse of the Indian Air Force, MiG-21, bowed out on Wednesday, indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft, Tejas, is just a formality away from passing into the hands of the...

India Plans To Induct LCA in 2011 By vivek raghuvanshi Published: 8 Mar 2010 12:42 NEW DELHI - India expects to induct the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), already delayed by more than 15 years, into the Air Force by March 2011, said Indian Defence Minister A. K. Antony. Antony...

Eurojet Bolsters Engine Offer for India's LCA By vivek raghuvanshi Published: 4 Jan 2010 13:22 NEW DELHI - Eurojet of Germany has offered India aircraft engine technology to power India's homegrown Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk2 version. Indian Defence Ministry sources said the...

LCA Or Bust, Or Whatever September 2, 2009: India is determined to put its locally developed jet fighter, the LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) into mass production. Five prototypes already exist, and another ten pre-production models will be built next year. By 2012, mass production (at least 20...