TEST FLIGHT OF LCA

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LOK SABHA

Test flight of second prototype of indigenously built light combat aircraft was conducted recently. The second technology demonstrator of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) (TD2) was successfully test flown twice, meeting all performance requirements.

The Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) is planned by the year 2005-2006 UAV.

This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes in a written reply to Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde and Shri Vilas Muttemwar in Lok Sabha today.