IAF Chief raises questions on speed of fighter jet production | News World

With the Indian Air Force (IAF) struggling to maintain the desired numbers of its fighter jet fleet, IAF Chief Air Chief Marshall AP Singh, has raised questions on the speed of domestic production of fighter jets in the country saying “even the 40 Tejas jets ordered in 2016 have not been delivered”.

This is the second time in three months that the IAF Chief made a statement questioning the pace of production and suggesting reforms. He was speaking at a seminar in the national capital on Tuesday.

The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), a public sector undertaking controlled by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), is the maker of the Tejas. Besides the 40 jets mentioned by the IAF Chief, the MoD has contracted HAL to make 83 Tejas Mark1A jets. Deliveries were to commence in March 2024, but are yet to start.

The IAF Chief made a reference on the immediate need to get fighter jets. “Some…more

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