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Sunday, June 02, 2013

Sanctions led to delay in LCA project

Tejas LCAFacing flak for time slippages in Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas programme, DRDO chief V K Saraswat has attributed the delay to "setbacks" caused by international sanctions and inadequate development of aerospace industry in the country.

Saraswat, who retired on Friday, contended that the DRDO had to start from "scratch" to indigenously develop the fighter aircraft as the manufacturing base in the country was non-existent.

He said these issues have now been addressed to a large extent and other versions of the combat aircraft can be developed in a short time.

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