Indian aircraft manufacturer Hindustan Aerospace Limited (HAL) signed an agreement to deliver 73 new Tejas Mark 1A Light Combat Aircraft jets and 10 Tejas Mark 1 two-seat training jets to the Indian Air Force.
The order actually falls a bit under the anticipated request for 83 Mark 1As and 18 trainers, perhaps due to financial exigencies imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
It supplements the initial order for 40 of the base Mark 1 model (including 8 trainers) roughly halfway through delivery to the Indian Air Force.
