Avinash Chander’s contract will be terminated on Jan. 31, 15 months ahead of schedule. A defense ministry official says Chander was removed because Prime Minister Narendra Modi is incensed by inordinate delays in various DRDO projects.

An indigenously developed advanced electronic warfare suite has been tested on board India’s Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) for the first time.

Tata holds a majority 51% stake and SIA has the remaining 49%.