HAL Tejas
Sign in to saveThe HAL Tejas is an Indian single-engine, 4.5 generation, delta wing, multirole combat aircraft designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency and manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Navy. The aircraft made its first flight in 2001 and entered into service with the IAF in 2015. It is the smallest and lightest of the supersonic fighter jets of its generation.
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Key facts
- Type
- Multirole light fighter
- National origin
- India
- Manufacturer
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
- Designer
- Aeronautical Development Agency Aircraft Research and Design Centre ( HAL )
- Status
- In service
- Primary user
- Indian Air Force
- Number built
- 45 (plus 17 prototypes)
- Manufactured
- 2001–present
- Introduction date
- 17 January 2015
- First flight
- 4 January 2001
- Developed into
- HAL Tejas Mk2 , HAL TEDBF
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- multi-role combat aircraft
- Country
- India
- Operator
- Indian Air Force
- Country of origin
- India
- Manufacturer
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
- Official website
- www.tejas.gov.in
- Image
- HAL Tejas.jpg
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Article
The HAL Tejas (lit. 'Radiant') is an Indian single-engine, 4.5 generation, delta wing, multirole combat aircraft designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency and manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Navy. The aircraft made its first flight in 2001 and entered into service with the IAF in 2015. It is the smallest and lightest of the supersonic fighter jets of its generation.
The aircraft was officially named as Tejas in 2003. The name means 'radiance' or 'brilliance' in Sanskrit, and continued an Indian tradition of choosing Sanskrit-language names for both domestically produced and imported combat aircraft.
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