Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh on Friday said the IAF is aiming to have its entire inventory produced in India by 2047 under the indigenisation programme even as he asserted that Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd must produce 24 Tejas light combat jets annually as promised to offset the delays in supplies.

Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh on Friday said the IAF is aiming to have its entire inventory produced in India by 2047 under the indigenisation programme even as he asserted that Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd must produce 24 Tejas light combat jets annually as promised to offset the delays in supplies.

In response to China's enhanced air combat capabilities along the frontier, the Indian Air Force is upgrading its airbases and expediting the delivery of Tejas fighters. Despite technological lags, the IAF emphasizes training to maintain combat readiness,

Indian Air Force Chief Amar Preet Singh emphasized that China has been rapidly developing infrastructure along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), especially in the Ladakh sector. In response, India is also quickly upgrading its facilities in the region.