The much-delayed, India-madeTejas Mk 2light combat aircraft (LCA) could be ready for its maiden flight by 2025 with anAmerican engine, according to Prabhulla Chandran VK, director of avionics and weapons systems at the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), the nodal agency for the design of theindigenous fighter.
Hope soared for the aircraft afterGE Aerospaceof the US said on June 22 that it has signed a deal with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (Hal) to produce fighter jet engines for the Indian Air Force. The announcement coincided with PM Narendra Modi’s visit to the US.