Tejas Aircraft Likely To Skip IAF's Vayu Shakti Exercise Amid Technical Incident Reports

• Tejas light combat aircraft Mk-1 did not participate in the full dress rehearsal for IAF's Vayu Shakti exercise.
• The aircraft is now expected to miss the main event on February 27 at Pokhran near Jaisalmer.
• This follows a 'minor technical incident on the ground' involving an LCA Mk-1, confirmed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
• IAF is reportedly conducting safety checks on its Tejas fleet, leading to its potential absence from the exercise.
• This incident is separate from previous crashes, including one in November where an IAF pilot was killed, and another in March 2024 near Jaisalmer.