A few years from now, India will have its own set of indigenously-built fighter aircraft, and the spread of fighters will address all the needs of the Indian Air Force, right from the light and fast inceptor fighters to deep-strike fighter planes, says Kota Harinarayana, former programme director and chief designer of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), which is now called ‘Tejas’.
Speaking to The Hindu here on June 10 (Saturday), Dr. Harinarayana said that the country had already successfully launched and commissioned the LCA MK-I (Tejas MK-I), while LCA MK-II was undergoing advanced trials.
“While Tejas MK-I is a fourth generation fighter, the MK-II will be the fifth generation fighter with more stealth features,” Dr. Harinarayana said.
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