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The Indian Air Force did not respond to a question about the expected price tag for the contract, but published estimates peg the cost at somewhere north of INR650 billion, or roughly $7.8 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This 97-fighter tender request follows the Defence Acquisition Council\u2019s formal acceptance of the military requirement for the aircraft on Nov. 30, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HAL already has two Tejas production lines in Bangalore, each of which can produce eight aircraft annually. A third production line at Nashik, Maharashtra, is due to open in October, adding another eight planes to the annual output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That means the company could be in a position to manufacture 24 LCAs annually by 2025 or 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new tender sets up HAL\u2019s second contract for the aircraft, after a $6.5 billion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/2021\/08\/18\/hindustan-aeronautics-chooses-ge-engine-for-indias-tejas-fighter\/\">deal in January 2021<\/a> for 73 single-seat and 10 twin-seat trainer aircraft. The first production LCA Mk1A, the latest configuration, completed its maiden flight on March 28. HAL was supposed to deliver the first copy in February, a deadline that the company missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new order will give the Air Force 180 Mk1A fighters across nine squadrons, in addition to 40 older LCA Mk1 aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HAL noted four main advances in the newer Tejas version: an advanced electronic warfare suite with self-protection jammer, active electronically scanned array radar, improvements to ease maintenance, and the ability to fire beyond-visual-range missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once concluded, the deal will greatly boost HAL\u2019s order books, which as of March 31 exceeded $11.2 billion. 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