In its first international joint exercise held recently, the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas has impressed the Russian Air Force contingent.
The second edition of bilateral tri-services Exercise heeld between India and Russia concluded on December 19 and Tejas, which was part of the Indian Air Force (IAF) fleet won praise from a Russian pilot.
Lt Col Nestervoe of the Russian Air Force who flew the Tejas prototype trainer aircraft PV-6 with Gp Capt N Deepak, chief test pilot of the National Flight Testing Centre said that the aircraft was compact with very good quality avionics.
During the sortie the capabilities of the aircraft in terms of maneuverability and the capabilities of the
avionics was demonstrated along with laser-guided bomb and synthetic attack radar attacks on ground targets.
Earlier this year, the Tejas programme finally become combat-ready after more than three decades. In
February, it was accorded the Final Operational Clearance (FOC) by the military aviation certifying agencies.
19/12/19 Bangalore Mirror
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The second edition of bilateral tri-services Exercise heeld between India and Russia concluded on December 19 and Tejas, which was part of the Indian Air Force (IAF) fleet won praise from a Russian pilot.
Lt Col Nestervoe of the Russian Air Force who flew the Tejas prototype trainer aircraft PV-6 with Gp Capt N Deepak, chief test pilot of the National Flight Testing Centre said that the aircraft was compact with very good quality avionics.
During the sortie the capabilities of the aircraft in terms of maneuverability and the capabilities of the
avionics was demonstrated along with laser-guided bomb and synthetic attack radar attacks on ground targets.
Earlier this year, the Tejas programme finally become combat-ready after more than three decades. In
February, it was accorded the Final Operational Clearance (FOC) by the military aviation certifying agencies.
19/12/19 Bangalore Mirror
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