Archive · 31 Jul 2025
India Receives Second Engine For Upgraded Tejas Mk1A Fighter
India is improving its Tejas fighter jet.
The second engine for the advanced Tejas Mk1A has arrived, which will be used in the new combat aircraft.
The Mk1A will be more modern than the original, with updated computers and better systems.
The Air Force has ordered many of these new jets, and they will have more Indian-made parts.
The improved aircraft includes new radar, better weapon options and improved maneuverability.
These jets will replace the older MiG-21s.
HAL received the second GE F404 engine for the Tejas Mk1A.
The Tejas Mk1A is an upgraded version of the Tejas Mk1.
The Indian Air Force has ordered 83 Tejas Mk1A fighter jets.
The Mk1A features new electronics, processors, and indigenous mission computers.
The Mk1A will have almost 50% more indigenous content than the previous version.
- Who
- HAL
- What
- HAL received a second GE F404 engine for the Tejas Mk1A.
- When
- The engine arrived today.
- Where
- India
- Why
- To upgrade the Tejas fighter jets.
- Aircraft
- Tejas Mk1A
- Engine
- GE F404
- Orders
- 83 aircraft
- Upgrades
- New electronics, radar, and mission computer
- Indigenous Content
- Almost 50% more than the previous version
