New Delhi: Apart from testing its strength to counter twin attack from both Pakistan and China, the other major positive to take away from the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) biggest war-like exercise, 'Gagan-Shakti 2018' is the performance of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas. The indigenously-manufactured (LCA) Tejas was put to test by the IAF in the 14-day long exercise. The aircraft performed as per the requirement of the force.
An IAF official who was involved in the exercise said, "We did trials and validation of operational efficiency of LCA Tejas. We were able to generate six sorties per platform per day. In this exercise, we had deployed eight platforms.” According to the official, on the very first day of the exercise, six Tejas aircraft reported 'snag', but the air force rectified it immediately. The 'Gagan-Shakti' started on April 8 and concluded on April 21.
The Officials associated with the exercise performed satisfaction regarding the performance of Tejas, but at the same time, they are worried about the slow production rate of the aircraft. LCA Tejas is a supersonic, single seat, single jet, multi-role light fighter designed by Hindustan Aeronautical Limited (HAL). It has been under development since 1983. The LCA Tejas was inducted into ‘Flying Daggers’ 45 Squadron of the IAF on July 1, 2016. It is to replace the ageing Mig-21. In December 2017, Defence Acquisition Council had cleared procurement of 83 LCA Tejas Mark 1A.
25/04/28 Sumit Sharma/Latestly
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An IAF official who was involved in the exercise said, "We did trials and validation of operational efficiency of LCA Tejas. We were able to generate six sorties per platform per day. In this exercise, we had deployed eight platforms.” According to the official, on the very first day of the exercise, six Tejas aircraft reported 'snag', but the air force rectified it immediately. The 'Gagan-Shakti' started on April 8 and concluded on April 21.
The Officials associated with the exercise performed satisfaction regarding the performance of Tejas, but at the same time, they are worried about the slow production rate of the aircraft. LCA Tejas is a supersonic, single seat, single jet, multi-role light fighter designed by Hindustan Aeronautical Limited (HAL). It has been under development since 1983. The LCA Tejas was inducted into ‘Flying Daggers’ 45 Squadron of the IAF on July 1, 2016. It is to replace the ageing Mig-21. In December 2017, Defence Acquisition Council had cleared procurement of 83 LCA Tejas Mark 1A.
25/04/28 Sumit Sharma/Latestly
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