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| WATCH India's indigenous fighter jet Tejas make 1st arrested landing on aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya | WATCH India's indigenous fighter jet Tejas make 1st arrested landing on aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya |
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| The naval prototype of India’s domestic Light Combat Aircraft has performed an arrested landing on the deck of INS Vikramaditya. The aircraft carrier is currently deployed to keep an eye on a joint China-Pakistan military drill. | The naval prototype of India’s domestic Light Combat Aircraft has performed an arrested landing on the deck of INS Vikramaditya. The aircraft carrier is currently deployed to keep an eye on a joint China-Pakistan military drill. |
| “After completing extensive trials on the Shore Based Test Facility (SBTF), the naval version of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) did a successful arrested landing onboard INS Vikramaditya at 1002 hours on Saturday," a statement from India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said. | “After completing extensive trials on the Shore Based Test Facility (SBTF), the naval version of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) did a successful arrested landing onboard INS Vikramaditya at 1002 hours on Saturday," a statement from India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said. |
| The maiden landing was praised by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh as an important milestone in the development of the naval version of India’s single-engine, delta wing, multirole light fighter, HAL Tejas. | |
| The INS Vikramaditya, with a fleet of MiG-29K fighter jets on board, is currently deployed to monitor large nine-day naval exercise 'Sea Guardians 2020,' which was kicked off by Beijing and Islamabad in the northern part of the Arabian Sea on Monday. | The INS Vikramaditya, with a fleet of MiG-29K fighter jets on board, is currently deployed to monitor large nine-day naval exercise 'Sea Guardians 2020,' which was kicked off by Beijing and Islamabad in the northern part of the Arabian Sea on Monday. |
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