The HAL Tejas, meaning 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. Described as the smallest and lightest of the supersonic fighter jets of its generation, it first flew on January 4, 2001, and entered service with the Indian Air Force on January 17, 2015. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Weapon ClassMultirole light fighter 2 Introduced Year Classification
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1. Wikipedia: HAL Tejas
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The IAF plans to procure at least 324 aircraft or 18 squadrons of Tejas in all variants, including the heavier Tejas Mark 2 which is currently being developed
2. Wikipedia: HAL Tejas
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Type: Multirole light fighter
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Introduction date: 17 January 2015
- Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
- Correction: a supersonic fighter jet, the specific fighter-aircraft category applies.
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