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- The PM led Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) approved Tejas Mark-2 Project.
- Tejas 2.0 will be a more capable version of the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA).
- The new jet will also be equipped with an indigenously developed Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar.
- Tejas Mark-2 is expected to replace fighters like the Mirage-2000s, Jaguars and MiG-29s in the Indian Air Force's combat fleet.
- The existing Tejas Mark-1 fitted with GE-404 engines was designed to replace obsolete MiG-21s.
- Tejas Mark-1 was primarily developed to boost IAF’s air defence capabilities.
- But the Mark-2 version will be capable of being used in offensive operations as well.
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