NEW DELHI – The naval version of the indigenously-built Light CombatAircraftlink(LCA)successfully took off from the “ski-jump” deck of the aircraft carrier INSVikramaditya on 12 January. A video of the takeoff was released onWednesday by the Indian Navy.
The navy will be conducting about 20 more such tests of arrested landingslinkandtake-offs from the ski-jump deck in the next few days.
With the successful maiden take-off from the ski-jump deck of India’s onlyaircraft carrier, the light combat aircraft has achieved another milestone,the Indian Navy spokesperson said.
On Sunday, the navy had only released pictures of the take-off.
The naval version of the LCA received a major setback when in December2016, the then Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba rejected the jet in the formit was in at that time.
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The Navy then issued a request for information to buy 57 new fighters tosupplement the Russian-built MiG-29Ks that it presently operates.
The Air Force has put in an order for an 83 additional Tejaslink.The present air variant is capable of undertaking air defence operationsand a conventional ground attack with heavy bombs, Sputnik has reported.
