CURRENT AFFAIRS

2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Defence company has expected to deliver 123 Tejas aircraft to IAF by 2024
A
Goa Shipyard
B
BEM
C
HAL
D
DRDO
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Eight of the RMAF’s two-seater Tejas would be in trainer configuration, with an additional 10 aircraft in combat configuration. “Other countries which have evinced interest in the LCA aircraft are: Argentina, Australia, Egypt, USA, Indonesia, and Philippines, ” Bhatt said in a statement reported by Reuters.

Detailed explanation-2: -With the Indian Air Force planning to induct new fighter jets, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), the manufacturer of LCA Tejas, has said it will start delivering the next version of the plane, Tejas Mark 1A, from February 2024.

Detailed explanation-3: -New Delhi has of late moved to revive its cooperation with Cairo on military aircraft, with the HAL’s offer for 70 Tejas LCA for the Egyptian Air Force and setting up joint manufacturing facilities in Egypt.

Detailed explanation-4: -Argentina has shown interest in the indigenously-designed-and-manufactured Tejas light combat aircraft by India, which is about to bag the first export from Malaysia for 18 of them.

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