Rajnath Singh becomes first defence minister to fly in home-built LCA Tejas
He was accompanied by Air Vice Marshal N Tiwari, who is also the Project Director, National Flight Test Centre
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh finishes 30-minute sortie in Light Combat Aircraft . Photo: ANI
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday flew in the Tejas fighter aircraft from the HAL airport in Bengaluru, becoming the first defence minister to fly in the indigenously-built light combat aircraft (LCA).
He was accompanied by Air Vice Marshal N Tiwari, who is also the Project Director, National Flight Test Centre, ADA (Aeronautical Development Agency) in Bengaluru.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh finishes 30-minute sortie in Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, in Bengaluru. pic.twitter.com/rgz9EcWy9Q
— ANI (@ANI) September 19, 2019
A Defence Ministry official had said on Wednesday that the minister would be "taking a sortie" in order to boost the morale of officers who have been involved in the development of "indigenously-made Tejas".
"It will also boost the morale of IAF pilots who are flying these aircraft," the official had said.
#WATCH Defence Minister Rajnath Singh finishes 30-minute sortie in Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, in Bengaluru. He is the first ever Defence Minister to fly in the indigenous LCA Tejas. pic.twitter.com/VkYnv9cikd
— ANI (@ANI) September 19, 2019
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First Published: Sep 19 2019 | 10:15 AM IST