India signs $7B contract with HAL for 97 Tejas Mk-1A fighter jets

India signed a ₹62,370 crore ($7.03 billion) contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for 97 Tejas Mk-1A fighter aircraft, the largest-ever single order for domestically produced fighter jets.

“India’s $7 billion contract with HAL for 97 Tejas Mk-1A jets boosts indigenous defense production and modernizes the Air Force fleet.”airpronews.com

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