Tejas reaches Mach 1.8 through smart design choices. A bulged canopy and fuselage plug reduce wave drag by 6 percent, improving transonic acceleration by 20 percent. The smooth aft fuselage and compound delta wing further boost speed. 

Tejas fighter jet: The design detail that improves speed

The deal is also important for India in the wake of its depleting fighter squadrons due to ageing jets and the threat posed by its neighbour China.

New Delhi signs deal with US company to buy 113 engines for Tejas fighter jet. What does it mean for India?

The urgency also stems from the fact that the retirement of 36 old MiG-21s will reduce the fighting squadrons of the Indian Air Force to 29.

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As India's fighter aircraft fleet is dwindling rapidly, the Indian Air Force is relying on the indigenously built Tejas jets to shore up numbers. However, the Government-run aerospace giant Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has not been able to meet expectations. Can HAL scale up to deliver the pending orders for Tejas jets?

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Tejas fighter jet: The design detail that improves speed

New Delhi signs deal with US company to buy 113 engines for Tejas fighter jet

97 fourth-gen Tejas fighter jets coming for Indian Air Force

India's dwindling fighter jet fleet, Tejas delayed