New Delhi, April 29 -- The first rear fuselage for Light Combat Aircraft Mk.1A, produced by Indian private industry, Alpha Tocol Engineering Services Private Ltd, was handed over to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in the presence of Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh at Aircraft Division in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 9 March 2025. A fuselage is the main body section of the aircraft which holds the pilot, passengers and cargo, while the rear fuselage supports the tail section and its associated components. Raksha Mantri described HAL as the fuselage of the country's defence and aerospace sector, with private companies such as L&T, Alpha Tocol, Tata Advanced Systems and VEM Technologies playing the role of rear fuselage, supporting HAL. "Together w...