New Delhi, Nov. 28 -- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Chairman and Managing Director DK Sunil on Friday reaffirmed the robust safety features of the Tejas light combat aircraft, saying that the aircraft is "absolutely safe" and the crash at the Dubai airshow was "unfortunate incident" which will have no impact on the future use of the aircraft.

Speaking at ANI's National Security Summit the HAL Chairman said, "There is absolutely no problem with the Tejas, it is absolutely safe, and its safety record is the best in the world. What you saw in Dubai was an unfortunate incident."

Reaffirming the effort of research and development put into the aircraft, the HAL chairman mentioned that it is a matter pride that India has indigenously developed...