Bengaluru: Rajnath Singh inaugurates HAL’s second Tejas production plant

Bengaluru: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today inaugurated a new plant at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bengaluru to double the production of India’s indigenous fighter jet – LCA Tejas.

Speaking on the occasion, Rajnath Singh said that  India cannot remain dependent on other countries for its defence requirements.

“Under the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’, India is looking forward to increase its defence manufacturing capabilities,” he said

He further said, “Tejas is not only indigenous it is also better than its foreign equivalents on several parameters and comparatively cheaper. Many countries have shown interest in Tejas. India will achieve the target of Rs 1.75 lakh crore in the field of defence manufacturing in (a) few years”

The second production line for LCA Tejas is spread over 35 acres and is all set to go.