‘LCA Tejas’: India approves largest indigenous defence procurement deal worth Rs 48,000 crore
The Cupboard Committee on Safety (CCS) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday authorised the largest indigenous defence procurement deal worth about Rs 48,000 crore to strengthen IAF’s fleet of homegrown fighter jet ‘LCA-Tejas’. This deal can be a game-changer for self-reliance in Indian defence manufacturing, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh mentioned in a tweet immediately.
The CCS chaired by PM Sh. @narendramodi immediately authorised the largest indigenous defence procurement deal worth about 48000 Crores to strengthen IAF’s fleet of homegrown fighter jet ‘LCA-Tejas’. This deal can be a recreation changer for self reliance within the Indian defence manufacturing.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) January 13, 2021
The minister mentioned LCA-Tejas would be the spine of the IAF fighter fleet in years to come back. LCA-Tejas incorporates a lot of new applied sciences a lot of which had been by no means tried in India, he mentioned, including that the indigenous content material of LCA-Tejas is 0% in Mk1A variant which can be enhanced to 60%.
The HAL has already set-up second line manufacturing amenities at its Nasik and Bengaluru Divisions. Geared up with the augmented infrastructure the HAL will steer LCA-Mk1A manufacturing for well timed deliveries to the IAF, Rajnath mentioned.
He mentioned the determination will significantly broaden the present LCA ecosystem and assist in creating new job alternatives. HAL follows a system integrator mannequin in LCA Mk1A program and acts as an umbrella organisation, fostering manufacturing & design capabilities in non-public trade, he added.
The LCA-Tejas programme would act as a catalyst for reworking the indian aerospace manufacturing ecosystem right into a vibrant Atmanirbhar-self-sustaining ecosystem. I thank the Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi for this historic determination taken by the CCS immediately, Singh mentioned in a sequence of tweets.
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