The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) handed over the first trainer version of the twin seater Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas to the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Bengaluru. Seven more LCA twin seater aircraft will be delivered next year, the HAL said.

• The LCA Tejas Twin Seater is a light weight, all weather multi-role 4.5 generation aircraft. “It is designed to support the training requirements of the IAF and augment itself to the role of a fighter in case of necessity.
• It is an amalgamation of contemporary concepts and technologies such as quadraplex fly-by-wire flight control, carefree manoeuvring, advanced glass cockpit, integrated digital avionics systems and advanced composite materials for the airframe. 
• The union Cabinet in 2021 had approved procurement of 83 LCA Tejas Mk-1A fighter aircraft at a cost of Rs 45,696 crore.