Highlights

• A naval prototype of the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas has for the first time successfully landed on the Shore Based Test Facility (SBTF) in Goa.
• After a series of such trials, the Naval LCA is expected to begin touch and go landings on the Navy’s sole carrier INS Vikramaditya by year-end.
• The HAL Tejas is an Indian single-seat, single-jet engine, multirole light fighter designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy.
•  It came from the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) programme, which began in the 1980s to replace India's ageing MiG-21 fighters.
• In 2003, the LCA was officially named "Tejas".

Source: The Hindu