Rajnath Singh flies in Tejas fighter jet, becomes first defence minister to fly in light combat aircraft

Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday flew in the Tejas fighter aircraft from the HAL airport in Bengaluru, becoming the first defence minister to fly in the indigenously-built light combat aircraft. After the sortie, he said the experience of flying in the aircraft was thrilling. "Countries in south east Asia have shown interest in purchasing Tejas," said Rajnath.