Tejas, 4th generation fighter aircraft developed indigenously in the country launched
Q. Tejas is a ___ generation fighter aircraft developed in the country after technology gap of two decades of HF Marut by DRDO.- Published on 04 Jul 16a. 2nd
b. 3rd
c. 4th
d. 5th
ANSWER: 4th
Tejas is a 4th generation fighter aircraft indigenously developed in a nation after technology gap of two decades of HF Marut by DRDO.
- It was developed by LCA Tejas team at ADA, an autonomous DRDO society.
- LCA attained close to 3200 flights, testifying to the reliability of the aircraft and its smooth race towards achieving FOC following attainment of IOC in December 2013
- Action for induction of Tejas into IAF had been initiated
- IAF has placed an order in 2006 for 20 Tejas aircraft in IOC configuration and another 20 aircraft in FOC configuration in 2010