Indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft Tejas has made its maiden flight outside the country with its landing in Bahrain.

“History created-for first time #LCA-Tejas flies into foreign airspace to participate in Bahrain AirShow,” the Defence Ministry announced in a tweet.

Two LCA aircraft (LSP-4,LSP-7) landed in Bahrain yesterday at 1650 local time.

Both aircraft landed perfectly at Bahrain airport after brief stopover at Muscat for refueling.

The Bahrain International Air Show (BIAS) is scheduled from January 21-23 at the Sakhir Airbase, where the LCA will showcase its might.

Interestingly, India’s fighter will be parked at BIAS, adjacent to two Pakistan’s JF-17s, jointly developed by Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation of China.

A large team of ground crew, including technicians and engineers were deployed all along the flight route, starting from Jamnagar to Muscat and Bahrain for the historic flight of Tejas.UNI MK ADG 1420

— (UNI) — C-1-1-DL0090-539524.Xml