First flight of LCA Mark 1A fighter aircraft has been completed in Bengaluru by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. The aircraft was airborne for 15 minutes during its first flight. Watch in for more details!

India: LCA Tejas Mark 1A fighter aircraft completes first flight in Bengaluru

First flight of LCA Mark 1A fighter aircraft has been completed in Bengaluru by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. The aircraft was airborne for 15 minutes during its first flight.

India’s LCA Tejas Mark 1A fighter aircraft completes first flight in Bengaluru

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Tejas, the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) has successfully fired Derby Air-to-Air Beyond Visual Range Missile from the Goa Coast on Friday.&nbsp

The launch aims to expand the firing envelope as well as to demonstrate safe operation of the aircraft during missile plume ingestion into the aircraft engine under worst case scenarios.&nbsp

Defence Ministry officials said the test firing of the missile from a Tejas jet was carried out yesterday off the Goa coast and it met all operational requirements.

Earlier, Tejas was given clearance for deployment of armaments and other missiles.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) had ordered 40 Tejas Mark-1 version and a request for proposal (RFP) was issued to HAL by the IAF in December for procurement of another batch of 83 Tejas at a cost of around Rs 50,000 crore.

Officials said the successful launch of the BVR missile will expedite issuance of the Final Operational Clearance (FOC) to the aircraft developed by state-run aerospace behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

"The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) successfully fired Derby air-to-air BVR Range missile to expand the firing envelope as well as to demonstrate safe operation of the aircraft," the Defence Ministry said in a statement.

It said the missile was launched from the LCA piloted by Wing Commander Siddharth Singh yesterday from the firing range off the Goa coast after the exhaustive study of the missile separation characteristics.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman complimented the DRDO and other agencies involved in making Tejas a world-class aircraft. 
DRDO Chairman S Christopher said with this firing, the Tejas has achieved another major milestone towards FOC certification. 
"Integration of Derby, a BVR class missile, is one of the major objectives of Final Operational Clearance (FOC) of LCA Tejas," said the ministry.

The aircraft was tracked by two other Tejas aircraft in close formation to capture the firing event in the specially instrumented high-speed cameras for detailed analysis of the test launch of the missile.

The entire planning, practice sorties and final firing were carried out by ADA and its National Flight Test Centre (NFTC).

"Based on the successful integration and demonstration, Regional Centre for Military Airworthiness (RCMA), a unit of DRDO has cleared the series production aircraft of Squadron 45, to be equipped with Derby operational capability," the Ministry said.

It said Tejas has successfully completed a series of captive flight trials to clear Derby for the full operational capability.

(With inputs from PTI)

Defence Ministry officials said the test firing of the missile from a Tejas jet was carried out yesterday off the Goa coast and it met all operational requirements.

Tejas, the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) has successfully fired Derby Air-to-Air Beyond Visual Range Missile from the Goa Coast on Friday. The launch aims to expand the firing envelope as well as to demonstrate safe operation of the aircraft during missile plume ingestion into the aircraft engine under worst case scenarios. Defence Ministry officials said the test firing of the missile from a Tejas jet was carried out yesterday off the Goa coast and it met all operational requirements. Earlier, Tejas was given clearance for deployment of armaments and other missiles. The Indian Air Force (IAF) had ordered 40 Tejas Mark-1 version and a request for proposal (RFP) was issued to HAL by the IAF in December for procurement of another batch of 83 Tejas at a cost of around Rs 50,000 crore. Officials said the successful launch of the BVR missile will expedite issuance of the Final Operational Clearance (FOC) to the aircraft developed by state-run aerospace behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). "The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) successfully fired Derby air-to-air BVR Range missile to expand the firing envelope as well as to demonstrate safe operation of the aircraft," the Defence Ministry said in a statement. It said the missile was launched from the LCA piloted by Wing Commander Siddharth Singh yesterday from the firing range off the Goa coast after the exhaustive study of the missile separation characteristics. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman complimented the DRDO and other agencies involved in making Tejas a world-class aircraft. DRDO Chairman S Christopher said with this firing, the Tejas has achieved another major milestone towards FOC certification. "Integration of Derby, a BVR class missile, is one of the major objectives of Final Operational Clearance (FOC) of LCA Tejas," said the ministry. The aircraft was tracked by two other Tejas aircraft in close formation to capture the firing event in the specially instrumented high-speed cameras for detailed analysis of the test launch of the missile. The entire planning, practice sorties and final firing were carried out by ADA and its National Flight Test Centre (NFTC). "Based on the successful integration and demonstration, Regional Centre for Military Airworthiness (RCMA), a unit of DRDO has cleared the series production aircraft of Squadron 45, to be equipped with Derby operational capability," the Ministry said. It said Tejas has successfully completed a series of captive flight trials to clear Derby for the full operational capability. (With inputs from PTI)

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India: LCA Tejas Mark 1A fighter aircraft completes first flight in Bengaluru

India’s LCA Tejas Mark 1A fighter aircraft completes first flight in Bengaluru

How India's LCA Mk2 can be a game changer for the Indian Air Force

Tejas carries out successful test firing of 'beyond visual range' missile