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Developmental Cost of HAL LCA Tejas
Developmental cost of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Tejas is
This compares with the developmental cost of JAS 39 NG Grippen is $1.80 Billion for developing 5 Proto Vehicles.
LCA, Tejas has approximately 60% indigenous content. As a result, production cost as well as life cycle cost of LCA Tejas will be comparatively lower to that of any other comparable class of aircraft.
The breakup of LCA, Tejas and its Naval variants is as follows:-
This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri S Thangavelu in Rajya Sabha today.
Unit cost of HAL LCA Tejas Mark I >> $ 26 Million
Source:- Developmental Cost of LCA Project | idrw.org