Bengaluru, June 13 -- Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC), visited Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's (HAL) Aircraft Division in Bengaluru and reviewed the progress of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1A programme, along with other key indigenous aviation projects.

During the visit, Air Marshal Dixit assessed the status of the Tejas Mk1A programme, a key pillar of the Indian Air Force's modernisation efforts and one of India's flagship indigenous defence initiatives.

The senior officer was also briefed on the progress of other important aerospace programmes, including the Hindustan Turbo Trainer (HTT)-40, the country's indigenous basic trainer aircraft develo...