Defence Minister Inaugurates Third Production Line for LCA Mk1A and Second Line for HTT-40 at HAL Nashik
India’s Light Combat Aircraft LCA Tejas Mk1A Maiden Flight: Nashik, October 17, 2025: In a significant step towards advancing India’s self-reliance in defence, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the third production line for the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1A and the second production line for the Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40) at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Nashik on October 17, 2025. The event also marked the flagging off of the first LCA Mk1A produced at the facility.