Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has responded to a Request for Proposal (RFP) by the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF), Malaysia for offering 18 Fighter Lead in Trainer – Light Combat Aircraft (FLIT – LCA) to Light Combat Aircraft . Tejasie The twin-seater variant, the Defense Ministry informed Parliament on Friday. Several other countries have also shown interest in the indigenous fighter, it said.
“Other countries that have shown interest in LCA aircraft are: Argentina, Australia, Egypt, USA, Indonesia and the Philippines,” Minister of State for Defense Ajay Bhatt said in a written reply to a question to Mrs. Queen Oja and others in the Lok Sabha.
Stating that HAL had responded to the Request for Information (RFI) received from RMAF in February, 2019 for LCA class aircraft, the reply said that subsequently, it replied to the RFP in October, 2021.