Tejas not singled out during post-Iron Fist briefing: IAF

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Bengaluru, March 23: The Indian Air Force (IAF) clarified that it never portrayed India’s home-grown fighter jet Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas in ‘poor light’ after a section of media reported on a probe into ‘failed bombing missions’ during Iron Fist exercise held in Pokhran ranges recently. 

The IAF also clarified that its post-Iron Fist briefing did not single out Tejas, instead presented an overall review of the Fire Power Demonstration (FPD) held on March 18. 

The negative publicity for Tejas, which is on course towards fulfilling the Final Operational Clearance (FOC), is said to have caught the attention of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday, who was chairing a top-level review meeting on the fighter programme in Delhi. 

* Missed target figures in Tejas review meeting 

* 106 bombs hit targets, only 2 malfunctioned 

* Only Jaguar LGB had a clean strike 

* Everything can’t be spectacular; it’s not a movie 

* Lack of awareness on fighter’s abilities 

Full report, here: http://bit.ly/1PqOAva

Postcards from Pokhran: Iron Fist

Photos: Fulchand Kitadikar, MoD

Tejas ready to spit fire during Iron Fist-2016

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Bengaluru, Feb 26: Within a month after scripting history in Bahrain with its maiden flying display outside Indian skies, the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas is ready for the next mission.

Sources confirm to OneIndia on Thursday that two Tejas variants are likely to be part of the upcoming Iron Fist, set to begin on March 18.

A total of three Tejas variants will be made ‘hot-ready’ for Iron Fist, with one being on the stand-by mode.

Iron Fist is IAF’s largest fire power demonstration event with the network-centric warfare capabilities being exhibited to fullest. It is scheduled to begin at the Chandan Field Firing Range in Jaisalmer from March 18. 

An IAF official says that the Tejas team has been asked to report at Jaisalmer on March 2. 

Read the full report, here: http://bit.ly/1VIoJ7k

Iorn Fist 2013 promo video, here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th6Tl8U0PE8

KAR WAR! Postcards from Iron Fist

 Photos: Sitanshu Kar, Principal Spokesperson, MoD