hal: No Crash, Only a Minor Ground Incident involving Tejas
New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- State-owned plane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Monday said that the light combat aircraft Mk-1 Tejas was recently involved in a technical incident on ground, and that the issue was being examined closely.
The clarification followed media reports which said a locally produced jet had crashed at a frontline airbase.
"HAL acknowledges the recent media reports on the LCA Tejas incident...There has been no reported crash of the LCA Tejas. The event in question was a minor technical incident on ground," it said in a statement.
An Indian Air Force spokesperson offered no comments on the development that came months after an LCA crashed at a Dubai airshow, killing an IAF pilot.P8...
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