NATIONAL-India’s light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas is set to make its debut on foreign soil next month, officials familiar with the matter said Wednesday. It will take part in a multinational air exercise called Cobra Warrior 22 at Waddington in the UK from March 6 to 27, the Indian Air Force said in a statement.“The exercise is aimed at providing operational exposure and share best practices amongst the participating air forces, thereby enhancing combat capability and forging bonds of friendship. This will be a platform for LCA Tejas to demonstrate its manoeuvrability and operational capability,” it added.
Five Tejas aircraft will take part in the exercise with IAF’s C-17 heavy-lifters providing transport support for induction and de-induction.
