` 48k-cr Tejas aircraft deal to be signed Wed

NEW DELHI: The government is set to formally seal on Wednesday (February 3) the Rs48,000 crore deal to procure 83 Tejas light combat aircraft from state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the Indian Air Force, officials said on Tuesday.

The mega contract will be signed at the

Aero India air show in Bengaluru in presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, top brass of the IAF and senior officials of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), they said.

Tejas is a single engine and highly agile multi-role supersonic fighter capable of operating in highthreat air environments.