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The Defence Ministry is set to sign a Rs 67,000 crore contract with HAL for 97 Tejas Mark-1A fighter jets. The deal is expected to be signed today, a report has claimed.
HAL Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) ‘Tejas’ (Photo: PTI)
The Ministry of Defence is set to formally sign a contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) for 97 Tejas Mark-1A fighter jets, CNBC-TV18 quoted government sources as saying.
The report also claimed that the deal is likely to be valued at nearly Rs 67,000 crore.
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Deliveries of Tejas Mark-1A were expected to begin last March, with at least 16 planes to be delivered every year.
However, in the present context, the IAF has not even received a single jet from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
Air Force Chief Amar Preet Singh, earlier this year, had flagged the issue of consistent delays as he publicly expressed displeasure over the delay in the delivery of Tejas Mk1A fighter jets by HAL.
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Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
September 25, 2025, 13:24 IST
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