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Indian Minister for Defence sets December 2014 deadline for the Tejas aircraft

New Delhi, India - More than 1200 parameters still need to be met

Indian Minister for Defence AK Antony set the deadline for the development of the Tejas, the Light Combat Aircraft of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on December 2014: at that time it will have to be ready for combat. The Tejas project has been in the making for about 30 years, during which the costs increased from the 5.6 billion rupees (72 million Euros) which were forecast in the early '80s...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1153486
Rome, Italy, 06/26/2013 14:10
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