Tejas of No 45 Squadron formally commenced operations

What: Tejas Formal Operation

Where: Sulur near Coimbatore

When: July 2, 2018

  • Indigenous fighter aircraft Tejas of No 45 Squadron formally commenced operations on July 2, 2018 from the Air Force Station at Sulur near Coimbatore.
  • With the deployment of Tejas, the No. 45 Squadron ‘The Flying Daggers‘ would take up wartime role towards safeguarding national skies.
  • The ‘No. 45 Squadron’ has been involved in training aircrew and would now undertake operations and maintenance of the aircraft under Group Captain S Dhankhar.
  • Tejas is the first advanced Fly-by-wire fighter aircraft designed, developed and manufactured in India by HAL, Bengaluru. It is equipped with a satellite-aided Inertial Navigation System.
  • The aircraft has a digital computer-based attack system and autopilot mode. It can fire Air to Air Missiles, carry bombs and Precision Guided ammunition.

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