Official name: HAL Tejas (Sometimes called Light Combat Aircraft, or LCA).
Manufactured: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (India).
Type: Multirole fighter.
Propulsion: Single GE F404-GE-IN20 turbofan engine.
Maximum speed: Mach 2.0
Service ceiling: 54,000 ft.
Range: 1,840 miles.
Empty weight: 14,100 lbs.
Loaded weight: 20,700 lbs.
Maximum takeoff weight: 27,000 lbs.
Wingspan: 26′ 11”.
Length: 43′ 4”.
Height: 14′ 9”.
Wing area: 413 ft².
Thrust to weight ratio: 1.02.
Weaponry: 23 mm, 2-barreled cannon with 220 rounds and 8 hardpoints capable of flying with more than 9,000 lbs of ordinance (not including fuel).
Development Status: First test flight in early 2001, due into service in 2011. 260 are on order to India.
Miscellaneous: Originally called Light Combat Aircraft (LCA). Uses generation 4.5 technology like AESA radar and composite materials.
