Defence Ministry seals ₹62,370 crore deal with HAL for 97 Tejas aircraft, boosting indigenous defence production and job creation.

Defence Ministry seals ₹62,370 crore deal with HAL for 97 Tejas aircraft, boosting indigenous defence production and job creation.

The contract for the Tejas Mk-1A jets will replace the Indian Air Force’s ageing fleet of Russian MiG-21s.

NEW DELHI: India signed a $7 billion order on Thursday for 97 domestically designed and built Tejas fighter jets as its air force retires its Russian MiG-21 fleet after decades of…