- News: The indigenously developed Tejas Light Combat Aircraft joined the Indian Air Force’s squadron called Flying Daggers
- Tejas was developed by the Aeronautical Development Agency and produced by the public sector aircraft manufacturer, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd
- Importance: Culmination of a 33-year, Rs 8,000 crore national dream to have an Indian fighter in the country’s air defence fleet
- Current IAF fighters are the French-origin Mirage-2000s and the Russian origin Sukhoi-30s and the aged MiGs
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