Tejas

By Richard Aboulafia
Companies that supply engines, avionics, missiles and other systems find a market as nations seek to develop their own aircraft
Supply Chain

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The “successful” sortie of the first Tejas Mk1A, bearing company serial number LA-5033, lasted 18 min. and was flown by chief test pilot KK Venugpal.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Indian Air Force investigators are probing the March 12 crash of a Tejas light combat aircraft—the first such accident since the type’s initial test flight.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Al Tariq, a joint venture between Edge and South Africa’s Denel, launched the studies in February.
Dubai Airshow

By Richard Aboulafia
Changes to India’s military procurement process would have implications for the broader world combat aircraft market.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
India has carried out the first live firing of the indigenously developed Astra air-to-air missile from its HAL Tejas fighter.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Jen DiMascio
A joint statement hailed the agreement as a “trailblazing initiative that would “enable greater transfer of U.S. jet engine technology than ever before.”
Aircraft & Propulsion