Hal Tejas  

Tejas is a fighter jet developed by India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). Tejas aircraft took its first flight in the year 2001. On 22 March 2016, it received the Initial Operational Clearance (IOC).

Prime Minster Narendra Modi flew in India’s fighter aircraft Tejas on Saturday. PM Modi congratulated DRDO and HAL, and Indian Air Force. He expressed that the experience of flying in Tejas was incredible.

MiG-21s have proved their mettle on several occasions, including the recent F-16 kill. However, what gives the MiG the nickname of ‘flying coffin’ is the high number of crashes involving the aircraft and its variants that has led India to lose some of its best pilots.

The Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC) has given the green signal to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (LTD) under Final Operational Clearance (FOC) configuration.