IAF Chief VR Chaudhari reveals plans to replace MiG-21 with LCA Tejas

Forward of Air Pressure Day on October 08, Indian Air Pressure Chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari addressed a press convention on October 03. Whereas taking a query on MiG-21s, the IAF chief stated that the IAF will cease flying MiGs by the yr 2025 and exchange the MiG Squadrons with LCA Mark 1-A. The Indian Air Pressure (IAF) plans to purchase the Made in India plane to exchange the MiG-21 fighter jets in its fleet has been submitted to the Defence Ministry and all different stakeholders within the nationwide safety institution. The choice to purchase round 100 extra of those planes got here round on the time when Indian Air Pressure chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari held a evaluation assembly of the indigenous fighter jet programme with all entities concerned together with the Hindustan Aeronautics Restricted. The order would imply that the LCA Tejas fighters would renter the Indian Air Pressure in very giant numbers. The IAF can have 40 LCA, over 180 LCA Mark-1A and at the very least 120 LCA Mark-2 planes within the subsequent 15 years.