April 01, 1993: Phase 1
commenced and focused on "proof of concept" and comprised
the design development and testing (DDT) of two technology
demonstrator aircraft which were named as TD-1 and TD-2.
January 04, 2001: The first
technology demonstrator version TD-1 of Tejas made its first
flight on this day. With this, India joined the exclusive
club of nations that design, make and fly their own
supersonic aircraft.
November 01, 2001: Phase 2 commenced
which consisted of the manufacturing of three more prototype
vehicles (PV-3, PV-4 and PV-5), leading to the development
of the final variant that would join the air force and the
navy and 8 Limited Series Production (LSP) aircraft, and
establishment of infrastructure for producing 8 aircraft per
year.
June 06, 2002: The second
technology demonstrator version TD-2 of Tejas made its
first flight on this day.
November 25, 2003: Prototype
Vehicle PV-1 underwent successful test flight.
December 01, 2005:
Prototype Vehicle PV-2 underwent successful test flight.
December 01, 2006:
Prototype Vehicle PV-3 (a production variant) underwent
successful test flight.
April 25, 2007: The first
Limited Series Production (LSP-1) Tejas performed its maiden
flight, achieving a speed of Mach 1.1.
June 16, 2008: LSP-2
made its first flight.
January 22, 2009: By this
day, the Tejas completed 1,000 test flights.
November 26, 2009:
Prototype Vehicle PV-5 (Fighter/Trainer variant) underwent
successful test flight.
April 23, 2010: LSP-3 flew
with a hybrid version of the multi-mode radar.
June 02, 2010: LSP-4, the first
aircraft that was flown in the configuration that will be
delivered to the Indian Air Force.
November 19, 2010: LSP-5 with
IOC standard equipment took to skies.
January 10, 2011: Initial
Operational Capability, IOC, allowing IAF pilots to fly the
Tejas, was awarded by Defence Minister A K Antony to Chief
of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal P V Naik.
March 09, 2012: LSP-7 took to
its maiden flight from HAL airport.
April 27, 2012: The Naval
LCA NP-1 made its first flight.
June 27, 2012: Three Tejas
(LSP 2, 3 and 5) aircraft completed precision bombing runs
in the desert of Rajasthan, having deployed laser-guided
1,000 lb bombs and unguided bombs.
March 31, 2013: LSP 8 had a
successful maiden test flight.
November 27, 2013: The Tejas
programme had completed 2418 test flights by this day.
December 20, 2013: the
IOC-II was issued, after which the aircraft was cleared to
be flown by regular IAF pilots and begin induction into
squadron service.
September 30, 2014: SP-1
had its maiden flight on this day.
November 08, 2014: Prototype
Vehicle PV-6, a trainer variant, completed its first test
flight.
January 17, 2015: SP-1 was handed
over to Indian Air Force by Defence Minister Sh. Manohar
Parrikar.
February 07, 2015: First
flight of NP-2 with sky-jump take-off and arrested landing
required in STOBAR carrier.
January 18, 2016: Tejas
compared with JF-17 Thunder of Pakistan and China:
January 21, 2016: The Tejas made
its public debut on this day, when two aircraft flew in the
Bahrain International Air Show. The aircraft demonstrated
various aerobatic manoeuvres.
February 26, 2016: Defence
Minister Manohar Parrikar said in the Lok Sabha that the
Indian Air Force will accept three to four Tejas this year
and stand up a total of eight squadrons in eight years. He
also said, "We are also in the process of approving the
second line of manufacturing to the HAL so that they can
produce 16 aircraft per year."
March 22, 2016: SP-2 took its
maiden flight on this day.
July 01, 2016: The Tejas entered
service with No. 45 Squadron IAF (Flying Daggers) based at
the Yelahanka Air Base at Bangalore on this day before being
moved to Sulur Air Force Station in Coimbatore.
Description
The
HAL Tejas is an Indian
single-seat, single-jet engine, multi-role light fighter
designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency and
Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited for the Indian Air Force and Navy. The
aircraft has a tail-less compound delta-wing configuration,
which gives it high maneuverability. It came from the Light
Combat Aircraft programme, which began in the 1980s to replace
India's ageing MiG-21 fighters. LCA was officially named "Tejas"
in 2003, meaning "Radiant" in Sanskrit by the then Prime
Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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