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83
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Detailed explanation-1: -83 indigenous Tejas fighter aircrafts will be procured for the Indian Air Force.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Tejas currently has three production models – Tejas Mark 1, Mark 1A and trainer. The IAF has ordered 40 Tejas Mark 1, 73 Tejas Mark 1A and 10 trainer aircraft. The IAF plans to procure 324 aircraft in all variants, including the Tejas Mark 2 currently under development.
Detailed explanation-3: -Currently, the Indian Air Force (IAF) operates 40 Tejas Mk1 aircraft. In January 2021, the IAF awarded HAL a contract worth $6.07 billion for 73 Tejas Mk1A fighter aircraft and 10 LCA Tejas Mk1 trainer aircraft. The Indian Air Force Tejas perform at the Singapore Air Show opening ceremony on February 15, 2022.
Detailed explanation-4: -The plan is to progressively scale up the production rate to 16 Tejas per year for deliveries of the 73 “improved” Mark-1A fighters and 10 trainers to the IAF, which are slated to begin in February 2024 and end by February 2029. The Rs 46, 898 crore contract for these 83 Tejas was inked with HAL in February 2021.
Detailed explanation-5: -As pert the Tejas Mark1A contract for 83 jets, the first three planes have to be delivered before March 31, 2024. Thereafter, 16 aircraft have to be delivered per year and complete handover is to be completed in five years. The plane has 43 improvements over the existing version of Tejas.