CURRENT AFFAIRS

2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The first squadron of home-grown Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas was inducted into Indian Air Force (IAF) at the Aircraft System Testing Establishment in which city
A
Hyderabad
B
Bangalore
C
Pune
D
Jaipur
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -First LCA Mark 1 was handed over to the IAF in January 2015. The first LCA squadron was formed at Bengaluru on July 01, 2016. It moved to Sulur in July 2018. 30 Mark 1 including four two-seat versions had been inducted by September 2022.

Detailed explanation-2: -The LCH is the first indigenous Multi-Role Combat Helicopter designed and manufactured by HAL. It has potent ground attack and aerial combat capability. Inducted in IAF’s newly raised No.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first Tejas squadron-No. 45 Squadron IAF (Flying Daggers) became operational in July 2016, based at Sulur Air Force Station in Coimbatore. The second Tejas Mark 1 squadron, Squadron 18, was formed at Sulur on 27 May 2020.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tejas made its first flight in January 2001. The aircraft was inducted into the squadron of the Indian Air Force in 2016.

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