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In fact, the HAL Director said that there are no problems with Tejas. “From this platform, I declare that it is an excellent fighter jet,” he said. “It is completely safe and has the best safety record in the world.”
Tejas is completely safe, Says HAL head following Dubai incident
New Delhi: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Chairman and Managing Director DK Sunil termed the crash of the Indian fighter jet Tejas on the last day of the Dubai Air Show as an unfortunate accident.
He also clarified that this incident will not impact the future of the Tejas program. He stated that there are no shortcomings in the Tejas fighter jet. It is an excellent aircraft.
No problems with Tejas
In fact, while speaking on defense exports at ANI's National Security Summit, the HAL Director said that there are no problems with Tejas. "From this platform, I declare that it is an excellent fighter jet," he said. "It is completely safe and has the best safety record in the world."
"Tejas crash in Dubai unfortunate"
He also described the crash of the Tejas aircraft in Dubai as unfortunate and said that the accident will not impact the future of Tejas.
It should be noted that this was the first time Tejas had crashed on foreign soil. Since its inception, Tejas has crashed only twice.
Tejas will soon have a major export market.
The HAL Chairman said that when a country progresses and uses its own technology, it has to go through many stages. Today, we have developed this 4.5-generation aircraft with new capabilities. This is a huge success.
We are all proud of this. He said that people may say and complain, but we will not back down. We currently have 180 Tejas aircraft, and this number will grow. We will also have a large export market for this aircraft.
HAL's Future Projects
Regarding HAL's future orders, it was stated that the Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (U-CAV) - CATS Warrior - will be completed soon, ready by 2026 and flying by 2027. Similarly, HAL is also working on the Utility Helicopter Maritime (UHM), which will begin flying in 2027.
