- On 18th March 2020, the Indian Air Force (IAF) get approval from Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) to buy 83 indigenous Tejas fighter aircraft.
- In spite of that, The Defence Acquisition Council also accorded approval for the acquisition of indigenous Defence equipment for about Rs 1,300 crore.
- HAL Tejas,
The HAL Tejas is an Indian single-engine fighter aircraft, that is indigenously-designed by Aircraft Development Agency (ADA) for IAF and Indian Navy. And, manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
- Indian Air Force,
i) Chief - Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria.
ii) Motto - Glory that touches the sky.
iii) HQ - New Delhi.
Published On : 19 Mar 2020
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