Current context: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved procurement of 83 indigenous Tejas fighter aircraft for Indian Air Force on 18th March 2020.
a. 60
b. 83
c. 119
d. 200
- In the initial configuration, the orders of 40 Tejas aircraft had already been placed with HAL.
- Now, DAC paved the way for the procurement of another 83 of the more advanced version of the aircraft from HAL.
- HAL Tejas is an Indian single-engine, delta wing, multirole light fighter designed for the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy.
- The Light Combat Aircraft Tejas is designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) under DRDO and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
- The Defence Acquisition Council also accorded approval for the acquisition of indigenous Defence equipment for about Rs 1,300 crore.
Question:
Q.1 The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has recently approved procurement of ________ indigenous Tejas fighter aircraft in addition to the 40 aircraft order placed earlier?a. 60
b. 83
c. 119
d. 200
