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Tejas aircraft achieves Initial Operational Clearance (VIDEO)
Bengaluru, India - "It is a great day for the whole nation", the Indian Minister for Defence comments
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On Friday 20 December 2013 the Tejas, the Indian fighter of the LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) programme, has finally achieved its Initial Operational CLearance (IOC-2). Minister for Defence AK Antony handed over the Release to Service Certificate to Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne at a ceremony which was organized in Bengaluru. "It is a great day for the whole nation", Antony commented,...
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