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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited handed over the  first  two  indigenously designed  and manufactured  light  combat  aircrafts  to  the Indian Air Force in 2016. What is the name of these new combat aircrafts?
         
       
      
      
      
          
      
      
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         Answer: C) Tejas         
         
Explanation: Tejas is an Indiansingle-seat, single-jet engine,multirole light fighter designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency(ADA) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited(HAL) for the Indian    Air    Force and Indian Navy.   It   came   from   the   Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) programme, which   began   in   the   1980s   to replace India's ageing MiG-21 fighters.  In  2003,  the  LCA  was officially named "Tejas.
       
      
      
      
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