Yet to get 40 Tejas ordered in 2010: IAF chief as China tests sixth-gen jets
India TodayExpressing concern over the snail-paced delivery of Tejas fighter jets, Indian Air Force chief AP Singh lamented that it was yet to receive the first batch of 40 aircraft ordered in 2009-2010. Speaking at the 21st Subroto Mukerjee Seminar, the IAF chief asserted that the scale of production had to increase at a time when India's adversaries like China were "investing heavily in its air force". I do not have the first 40 aircraft also, so this is the production capability," the IAF chief said, underlining that "technology delayed is technology denied". The Tejas Mk1A aircraft prepares to take off from HAL facility in Bengaluru CHINA TESTS 6TH GEN FIGHTER AIRCRAFT His comments come at a time when the Air Force is facing a severe crunch in its fighter strength.