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Thursday, September 22, 2011

Trials of Tejas aircraft continue in Pokhran


Tejas, India's indigenously built single-seat, single-engine, lightweight, high-agility supersonic fighter aircraft, is undergoing flight trials and firing tests at Pokhran, to prepare for operational clearance.

The ongoing trials at Chandan firing ranges of Jaisalmer are part of final operational trials (FOC). The trials will continue till the end of this month.

Tejas is likely to be cleared for operational service in the latter part of 2012. It had completed more than 1,670 test flights up to a speed of Mach 1.4 till August 2011.

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