Made in India Tejas joins Indian Air Force

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