‘US, Australia And 4 Other Countries Interested In India’s Tejas Aircraft’: Centre
In a massive improvement, the Centre on Friday introduced that international locations just like the US, Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines are most of the six countries that have proven hobby in India’s Tejas plane, including that Malaysia below its acquisition programme has already shortlisted the fighter plane.
Responding to a query in Lok Sabha on Tejas plane, Union Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt stated that the opposite international locations which have evinced hobby in Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) synthetic Tejas are Argentina and Egypt. The Minister additionally stated that HAL acquired Royal Malaysian Air Force’s (RMAF’s) Request for Information (RFI) in February 2019 to which HAL answered in October 2021 to a Request for Proposal (RFP) issued in opposition to the soft launched with the aid of using RMAF for 18 plane, including that the twin-seater version of the Tejas turned into offered. Notably, Malaysia is buying the plane to update its aging fleet of Russian MiG-29 fighter plane, PTI reported.
It is pertinent to say that in advance in July the then Chairman and Managing Director of HAL R Madhavan stated the Tejas plane has emerged because the pinnacle preference for Malaysia. He stated that “he could be very confident” approximately the remaining of the mega-deal among each the international locations, PTI reported.
‘Govt added reforms in defence manufacturing’: MoS Ajay Bhatt
In his written respond to the query requested approximately the Tejas plane, Minister of State Ajay Bhatt stated, “The Government has taken numerous coverage tasks withinside the beyond few years and taken in reforms to inspire indigenous design, improvement and manufacture of defence gadget withinside the country, thereby increasing their production,” in keeping with the clicking launch of Ministry of Defence.
