Having finally introduced the Light Combat Aircraft into service, India now hopes to be able to export it on the world market, and HAL’s chairman today confirmed its sale is being discussed with Argentina and Egypt.
India is in talks with Egypt and Argentina for the possible sale of the indigenously-built Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) to their air forces as the country sharpens its focus on getting a toehold in foreign markets and boosting its defence exports, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) chairman CB Ananthakrishnan said at Aero India-2023 on Tuesday.
Egypt has projected a requirement for 20 aircraft while the South American country needs 15 new fighters, he said.
HAL has offered the LCA Mk-1A variant to the two countries.
Inaugurating the biennial Aero India airshow on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi counted LCA among the locally built weapon systems that have led to a transformation in the defence sector during the last eight to nine years.