# HAL to inaugurate second LCA plant in Bengaluru

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will inaugurate a dedicated second LCA plant in Doddanekundi, Bengaluru, on 2 February 2021, with a capacity to produce 16 Tejas aircraft per year, following a CCS approval for 83 Tejas Mark-1A aircraft worth Rs 47,000 crore.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-02-01
- Where: Doddanekundi, Bengaluru, India
- Starts operating: 2 Feb 2021
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 16 LCAs per year
- Products: Tejas Mark-1A Light Combat Aircraft, trainer aircraft
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Hindustan Aeronautics Limited](https://endata.com/companies/15910.md)

## Sources

- [timesofindia.indiatimes.com](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/with-nod-for-83-lcas-worth-rs-47k-cr-hal-readies-3rd-plant/articleshow/80618697.cms), 2021-01-31: "The new plant at Doddanekundi here, according to sources in HAL, will be inaugurated by defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday."
- [defenseworld.net](https://www.defenseworld.net/2021/02/01/indias-hal-readies-new-plant-to-double-tejas-jets-production-capacity.html), 2021-02-01: "The Phase I of the facility getting ready on 35 acres of land will enable HAL to enhance its production capacity to 16 from the current eight aircraft."

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