Hindustan Aeronautics signs ₹2,400 cr deal with BEL for 83 LCA Tejas Mk1A fighters

State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has signed a ₹2,400 crore contract with defence public sector unit Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the development and supply of 20 types of systems for LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) Tejas Mk1A fighter aircraft programme. The duration of the contract is 5 years i.e., from 2023 to 2028. Notably, this is HAL’s biggest order on any Indian company thus boosting the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ campaign. The order for the supply of these systems will be executed by two units of BEL at Bengaluru (Karnataka), and Panchkula (Haryana).