DECODED: How Tejas Mk1A of India and US's F-35 fighter jets are secretly similar?

Tejas Mk1A is a 4.5-generation multi-role combat aircraft that is built to perform air-defence missions and offensive air support. It has some secretly similar features to the F-35, let’s check. DECODED: How Tejas Mk1A of India and US’s F-35 fighter jets are secretly similar?

Tejas Mk1A VS F-35: It is a 4.5-generation multi-role combat aircraft that is specifically built to perform air-defence missions, close-combat operations and offensive air support. Tejas’s major USP is that it is one of the lightest and smallest fighter jets in its class. The Tejas programme is the flagship programme of India. It is an effort to modernise the Indian Air Force’s fleet by replacing its ageing fighter jets and reducing its dependency on foreign suppliers. The first Tejas squadron – No. 45 ‘Flying Dagg