What is HAL Tejas?

The HAL Tejas is an Indian single-engine, 4.5-generation multirole combat aircraft with a delta wing design, developed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF).

 

The Tejas had its maiden flight in 2001 and was inducted into the IAF in 2015. The first operational squadron of Tejas was formed in 2016, with No. 45 Squadron IAF – Flying Daggers – being the first to transition from MiG-21 Bisons to the Tejas.

 

The Tejas is a single-engine, multirole combat aircraft featuring a tailless, compound delta wing design with