Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is beginning to ease the engine-supply bottleneck that has held back TEJAS MK-1A production and delayed deliveries to the Indian Air Force (IAF) NDTV Profit reported.The MK-1A was meant to begin replacing parts of the IAF’s ageing fighter fleet from 2024. Instead, deliveries slipped largely because GE Aerospace’s F404-IN20 engines did not arrive at the required
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