IAF loses hope of timely delivery of Tejas from HAL this fiscal

Grappling with fighter jet shortage, IAF loses hope of timely delivery of Tejas from HAL this fiscal The Indian Air Force (IAF), which is grappling with a depleting strength in fighter jets, is now coming to terms with the fact that the scheduled delivery of the indigenous Tejas Mk-1A aircraft will not happen on time. Sources in the defence and security establishment said a total of 16 Tejas Mk-1A were to be delivered by the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), but none have arrived so far.They said HAL informed the IAF that the first aircraft would be delivered by November this year. The force hopes that even if the deadline is missed, the planes would arrive at least by the end of this calendar year. [Read more](/dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29t/aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0aGVwcmludC5pbiUyRmRlZmVuY2UlMkZncmFwcGxpbmctd2l0aC1maWdodGVyLWpldC1zaG9ydGFnZS1pYWYtbG9zZXMtaG9wZS1vZi10aW1lbHktZGVsaXZlcnktb2YtdGVqYXMtZnJvbS1oYWwtdGhpcy1maXNjYWwlMkYyMjAxMDMzJTJG) Â In order to unsubscribe from this mailing list, please click, please Click [here](/dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29t)