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India Defence Fighter Aircraft Pictures

By James Wray Jan 10, 2011, 12:28 GMT

Indian Light Combat Aricraft (LCA) christened as ‘Tejas’, a small, light weight, single engine, single seat, supersonic, multirole, combat aircraft performs during the air display at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) airport, in Southern Indian city of Bangalore on 10 January 2011.India joined the select club of countries making a fighter jet from scratch when Indian Air Force (IAF) flew for the first time the lightweight indigenous multi-role Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas in a clear wintry sky for initial operational clearance (IOC). Defence Minister A.K. Antony handed over the service certificate of what is said to be the world's smallest military aircraft to Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik in the presence of top defence and government officials. The supersonic fourth generation fighter will form a 200-strong fleet for the IAF to replace the ageing Russian-made MiG-21 fleet and increase the squadron strength as a potent strike force by 2012. EPA/JAGADEESH

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