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The HAL Tejas is an Indian light multirole fighter, developed under the LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) programme. It was originally developed to replace Indias ageing MiG-21 fighter.
The Tejas is the second supersonic fighter developed by HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited).
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"Indian Airforce MIG-21 fighter jet." by Mohit S92. flickr.com/photos/73162879@N06/49042612688, licensed under CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
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twitter.com/DefenceMinIndia/status/1039136202132140032
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The HAL Tejas is an Indian light multirole fighter, developed under the LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) programme. It was originally developed to replace Indias ageing MiG-21 fighter.
The Tejas is the second supersonic fighter developed by HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited).
SOURCE:
Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_Tejas, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
MEDIA:
"File:HAL Tejas1.jpg" by Deb Rana, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=94270992, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
"Indian Airforce MIG-21 fighter jet." by Mohit S92. flickr.com/photos/73162879@N06/49042612688, licensed under CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
"File:HAL Tejas AeroIndia-2009.JPG" by vishak 8, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8422146, licensed under CC BY 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
"KH2002 HAL Tejas Indian Air Force (8413494671).jpg" by Aeroprints.com, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KH2002_HAL_Tejas_Indian_Air_Force_(8413494671).jpg, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en)
"Tejas" av Ashwin Kumar, flickr.com/photos/34501870@N00/28002031825, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/)
"LCA-Tejas Production Partners.jpg" by Gagan11111, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LCA-Tejas_Production_Partners.jpg, License: CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en)
"IAF Tejas landing (33068021935).jpg" by Venkat Mangudi, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IAF_Tejas_landing_(33068021935).jpg, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en)
GODL ( Government Open Data License - India) - Ministry of Defence (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Ministry_of_Defence_(India)):
twitter.com/DefencePROPalam/status/1446049477865848835
twitter.com/DefencePROPalam/status/1446511404870103040/photo/2
twitter.com/DefenceMinIndia/status/1039136202132140032
twitter.com/DefenceMinIndia/status/1216013232722210820
"Tejas Aerobatics.webm" by VandeMataram, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tejas_Aerobatics.webm, License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en)
"Tejas slow pass Aero India 2015.webm" by VandeMataram, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tejas_slow_pass_Aero_India_2015.webm, License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en)
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