Aeronautical Development Agency Aircraft Research and Design Centre (HAL)[1] Aeronautical Development Establishment
Status
Prototype development
Primary user
Indian Air Force (intended)
Developed from
HAL Tejas
The HAL Tejas Mark 2 (lit. "Radiance"), or Medium Weight Fighter (MWF),[2] is an Indian single-engine, canard delta wing, multirole combat aircraft designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) in collaboration with Aircraft Research and Design Centre (ARDC)[3] of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF). It is a further development of the HAL Tejas, with an elongated airframe, close coupled canards, new sensors, and a more powerful engine.
The fighter is being designed and developed to replace multiple strike fighters of IAF viz, the SEPECAT Jaguar, Dassault Mirage 2000, and Mikoyan MiG-29.[4][5][6] The indigenous content of the fighter will be 82% initially and will cross 90% after the licensed production of its engine.[7]
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^"With expected 83 Tejas MK1A orders, ARDC shapes India's upgraded fighter". Onmanorama. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
^Krishnan, Raghu (18 May 2018). "Post upgradation Tejas' Mark-2 to become a medium weight fighter". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
^"HAL Ramps Up LCA Production and Looks to the Mk2". Aviation International News. 11 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
^"Metal-cutting for single-engined Tejas fighter planes to begin in February". Hindustan Times. 8 December 2019. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
^Kumar, Anish (19 October 2022). "DefExpo 2022: IAF to phase out Mig-29, Mirage and Jaguar fighter jets by 2035; LCA Mk2 will replace them". Asianet News. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
"MWF Tejas :-Why TejasMk2 (MWF) Will be Important — Indian Defence News". Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2020. "HAL Plans...
"HAL delays delivery of first Tejas Mk 1A to mid-2024". Janes.com. Retrieved 20 April 2024. Waldron, Greg (20 February 2019). "AERO INDIA: TejasMk2 gets...
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"HAL designs two-in-one plane to train in peace, fight during war". The Times of India. Bengaluru. Retrieved 3 September 2022. "India offers LCA Tejas...
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engines. * HALTejas Mark 1/Mark 1A On 3 February 2021, the Ministry of Defense signed the contract with HAL for the procurement of 83 advanced Tejas which...
beyond HAL for Tejas production". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 23 December 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011. "Archived copy" (PDF). hal-india...
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25 April 2021. "HAL unveils ambitious air-teaming system centred on Tejas | News". Flight Global. Retrieved 22 February 2021. "HAL's unique deep penetration...
trainer jet for LCA Tejas". India Today. Retrieved 13 April 2024. "Contract signed for 83 LCA Tejas fighters, all eyes now on HAL delivery schedule"....
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