TIL Desk/National/Bengaluru/ 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).
Wearing a G suit, the minister buckled himself in the seat behind the pilot in the aircraft. 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 Tejas, in Bengaluru. He is the first ever
Defence Minister to fly in the indigenous LCA Tejas. “I choose the Tejas
because it was indigenous. I’m thrilled
to fly the LCA. I wanted to experience it. I’m proud of HAL, DRDO and I
congratulate all engineers. We have the strength and capability and skill to
makes these planes.
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