Rajnath Singh: 1st Defence Minister to fly in ‘Tejas’

After taking-off in the Tejas fighter jet from the HindustanAeronautics Limited (HAL) airport in Bengaluru, Union Minister Rajnath Singhbecame the first Defence Minister to fly the indigenously built Light CombatAircraft (LCA) on Thursday.

Flying on 'Tejas', an Indigenous Light Combat Aircraft from Bengaluru's HAL Airport was an amazing and exhilarating experience.

Tejas is a multi-role fighter with several critical capabilities. It is meant to strengthen India's air defence capabilities. pic.twitter.com/jT95afb0O7

— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) September 19, 2019

Singh was accompanied by Vice Air Marshal N Tiwari during thefirst run of the twin-seater version of Tejas. The Defence Minister was drapedin a G-suit with a flying helmet. Before flying the Tejas, Rajnath Singh sharedhis pictures on micro-blogging site Twitter with a caption "all set" for thebig day.

Singhwas in the jet for around 30 minutes after which he lauded the HAL officialswhile talking to the media. He said Tejas is a capable jet and would power theIndian Air Force.