Ministry of Defense (MoD) of India is evaluating whether it should continue to invest in the development programme of aircraft carrier-based version of the country’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), the Tejas.
The MoD is seeking a six-month time period to arrive at the decision, according to a report published by NDTV on Tuesday.
The government has already invested $504.8 million (INR 3,500 crore) on the project. It will assess whether the prototypes of the Tejas-N (Naval), currently undergoing tests, will result in a multi-role carrier-borne fighter. It will also analyse whether the advanced variants of the prototypes, “LCA-N Mk-2,” be developed, manufactured and deployed within a finite period of five to seven years, the report said.Read More…
