PM Modi soaring through the sky, Takes a sortie on Tejas fighter jet

PM Modi takes a sortie on Tejas fighter jet

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[{"selector":"#anim-e3a38782-5516-4d33-94e9-6a8392577e57","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6f8df894-4388-4326-8b0e-1096aa307aac","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 134.06084%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-32764a25-ad56-4a14-947e-37cc7d5e1e29 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-35.68299262002294%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Two LCA Tejas squadrons are in service with the Indian Air Force: No. 45 Squadron, also known as the "Flying Daggers," and No. 18 Squadron, also known as the "Flying Bullets."

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[{"selector":"#anim-e747af40-c46e-4870-867a-523d822b3e85","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4e592288-4472-4412-a644-5d9d72d1190d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 144.70487%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5f7b34c5-f708-4c49-b598-8aa340793aaa [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-67.61642131475001%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The late 1980s saw the conception of the LCA programme as a replacement for the MiG-21s that the Air Force had been using since 1963.

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