PM Modi's sortie in Tejas admirable, bold and very inspiring : Union Minister V K Singh

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"Saluting" Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his "bold and very inspiring" sortie in the indigenously designed, developed, and manufactured Tejas Twin Seat Light Combat Fighter Aircraft, Union Minister General (retd) VK Singh said it further promotes 'Make in India' in the defence sector...

During the 30-minute sortie, the capabilities of fighter aircraft Tejas were demonstrated to the PM...

Singh also highlighted the fact that it is the first time that an Indian Prime Minister has flown a fighter aircraft sortie...

Talking about these three, I want to say this is inspiring because the PM himself was sitting in the fighter aircraft, manufactured in India, which is being used by Indian Air Force," Singh said on Saturday...

The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) handed over the first Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) twin-seater trainer version aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Bengaluru on October 4...

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