Tejas Mk-2 — Medium Weight Fighter

ACTIVE

Evolved LCA with GE-F414 engine, enlarged airframe, AESA radar

Budget

₹10,000 Cr

Timeline

N/A

Sector

Indian Air Force

Indigenisation

80%

R&D READINESS

TRL 5/9

ADA / HAL · Medium Weight Fighter

● ACTIVE

INTEL SIGNALS

Strategic priority designation

Wikipedia tracks Tejas Mk-2 as a development programme, not a fleet contract. CCS cleared ₹10,000 crore for prototype development/flight testing in 2022. In Feb 2025, FlightGlobal reported 55% of the first prototype manufactured; rollout was planned by end-2025 with first flight targeted for Q1 2026, FOC expected by 2028 and induction in 2028-29.

RECENT INTELLIGENCE

Six Made-in-India Technologies Set to Power Tejas MK-2 Fighter Jet - SSBCrack

news.google.com · 03 Aug 2025

India's next combat leap: How Tejas Mk2 stacks up against world's best fighter jets - Moneycontrol.com

news.google.com · 21 Jul 2026

Analysis - How Tejas Mk2 Is Preparing the Indian Aerospace Industry for the 5th-Gen AMCA Stealth Fighter - Defence.in

news.google.com · 23 Aug 2026

Tejas Mk2, AMCA, TEDBF and beyond: Mapping India's fighter jet future - The Times of India

news.google.com · 08 Jun 2026

What India’s HAL Tejas Mk2 offers that Bangladesh’s Eurofighter does not - WION

news.google.com · 13 Dec 2025

CONTENDERS / VENDORS

ADA · HAL · GE Aerospace · Indian private suppliers

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