Overview

• Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu proposed 10,000 acres in Lepakshi for a greenfield HAL plant focused on LCA Tejas and future AMCA production.
• The Andhra Pradesh government clarified that the proposal calls for new defence hubs and does not entail relocating HAL’s Bengaluru or Tumakuru units.
• Karnataka leaders including Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar, MB Patil and CM Siddaramaiah affirmed that existing HAL operations will remain in the state.
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft Programme Execution Model, marking a key step for India’s indigenous fighter development.
• HAL is scaling up output to deliver 83 LCA Mk1A aircraft to the Indian Air Force and preparing infrastructure for Tejas Mk2 and AMCA platforms.