Despite the delay in supply of aviation engine from the US, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) to the Indian Air Force is going to deliver two advance version of Tejas fighter jet, Mark-1A. The US had to supply 12 aviation engines to HAL this year (2025-26), but only two engines have been able to be done.

Regarding the slow pace of the project IAF Chief has expressed displeasure

HAL has prepared 10 versions of LCA Mark-1A. But the supply of F-404 engine from the US GE company is continuously delayed. In such a situation, the LCA Mark-1A project is going on very late. Air Chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh has publicly expressed his displeasure about this.

According to the information, this month (in September) is the firing test of LCA Mark-1A. Meanwhile, indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) is to be fired from indigenous visual range missile and short range air-to-air missile. After this test, two LCA aircraft will be handed over to the Air Force.

IAF Greetings for purchase of additional 97 indigenous fighter jets
Although the supply of aviation engine from the US for the construction of LCA Mark-1A is running at a very dug speed, the government has given the green signal to the purchase of 97 indigenous fighter aircraft for the Air Force last month.

Ministry of Defense Hal The deal of 48 thousand crores was done with

In 2021, the Ministry of Defense signed an agreement with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mark-A for the Air Force. The total price of this agreement was around Rs 48,000 crore. For these LCA fighter aircraft, India had signed a 99 F-404 aviation engine deal with the US GE company.

America cleaned the delay in engine delivery

For the last one and a half years, the supply of these aviation engine from America has not been properly supplied to HAL. So far, only two (02) engines have been supplied from America. The US claims that this is happening due to the Global Supply Chain being disrupted. But it is believed that the supply is taking place at a very slow pace due to the conspiracy to attempt to kill Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu and now Tariff War (and Operation Sindoor).

PMO Principal Secretary of Hal Class of facility

HAL claims that the engine supply may be repaired, the Air Force may supply 10 fighter aircraft by this year (March 2026). In July, Principal Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) PK Mishra himself reviewed the LCA project by visiting HAL’s facility in Bengaluru.

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