IAF Chief flies sortie in IOC LCA Tejas
Bengaluru Aug 25 PTI Indian Air Force IAF Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria flew in an initial operational clearance IOC standard Light Combat Aircraft Tejas during his visit to the city the Defence Ministry said on WednesdayThe Chief of Air Staff CAS visited IAF units and flight test establishments and facilities of DRDO and HAL at Bengaluru on August 23 and 24 an official release saidDuring his visit to Bengaluru CAS flew in an IOC LCA Tejas it saidThe IAF also tweeted the pictures and said Bhadauria flew a sortie in a Tejas MK1 aircraftDuring his visit to Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment ASTE he was given an overview of ongoing projects and briefed on progress of operational trialsDuring his interaction with personnel he spoke of the unique and challenging role of ASTE noted its laudable achievements and re emphasised the need for staying ahead of the curve in order to leverage its expertise in delivering the requirements of IAF Operational unitsThe CAS also visited Software Development Institute SDI the unit tasked for undertaking development of avionics softwareDuring the visit he noted that the sustained focus on critical projects by the Institute had contributed significantly in increasing the operational and functional capability of IAFHe outlined his vision for SDI to move towards software indigenisation for integration of various weapons on IAF aircraft and achieving self-reliance in enhancing combat potential it addedAs part of the visit CAS met and interacted with the test crew and engineers of Aeronautical Development Agency ADA DRDO and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited HALCAS underscored the crucial role of both the establishments in furthering the shared goal of building an indigenous aviation industry capability of meeting our future requirements the release said PTI KSU ROH ROH
Bengaluru Aug 25 PTI Indian Air Force IAF Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria flew in an initial operational clearance IOC standard Light Combat Aircraft Tejas during his visit to the city the Defence Ministry said on WednesdayThe Chief of Air Staff CAS visited IAF units and flight test establishments and facilities of DRDO and HAL at Bengaluru on August 23 and 24 an official release saidDuring his visit to Bengaluru CAS flew in an IOC LCA Tejas it saidThe IAF also tweeted the pictures and said Bhadauria flew a sortie in a Tejas MK1 aircraftDuring his visit to Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment ASTE he was given an overview of ongoing projects and briefed on progress of operational trialsDuring his interaction with personnel he spoke of the unique and challenging role of ASTE noted its laudable achievements and re emphasised the need for staying ahead of the curve in order to leverage its expertise in delivering the requirements of IAF Operational unitsThe CAS also visited Software Development Institute SDI the unit tasked for undertaking development of avionics softwareDuring the visit he noted that the sustained focus on critical projects by the Institute had contributed significantly in increasing the operational and functional capability of IAFHe outlined his vision for SDI to move towards software indigenisation for integration of various weapons on IAF aircraft and achieving self-reliance in enhancing combat potential it addedAs part of the visit CAS met and interacted with the test crew and engineers of Aeronautical Development Agency ADA DRDO and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited HALCAS underscored the crucial role of both the establishments in furthering the shared goal of building an indigenous aviation industry capability of meeting our future requirements the release said PTI KSU ROH ROH
