Tejas Indigenous Fighter Completes Key Test For Carrier Ops

The naval variant of India’s domestically developed Tejas fighter jet has successfully conducted its first simulated carrier launch and recovery in a single flight at a ground-based facility, reports the Indian Ministry of Defense. The test flight was conducted from the shore-based test facility at INS Hansa in the western Goa state on Sept. 29. The Tejas had previously conducted ski-jump takeoffs and arrested recoveries in separate sorties, but this was the first time an...