In a significant step towards India developing its own deck-based fighter jets, a naval variant of light combat aircraft Tejas today landed successfully on the country’s only aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya.
The aircraft, developed by DRDO did a successful ‘arrested landing’ on INS Vikramaditya at around 10 am today. This is the second successful arrested landing of an LCA after a similar operation at a shore-based test facility in Goa last September.
INS Vikramaditya, which is currently deployed in the Arabian Sea has the naval version of the MiG 29 on board. The carrier has a capacity for 30 aircraft.
Defence minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the DRDO and the Indian Navy after the successful test.
