TEJAS MK2

The Tejas Mk2 is India's next-generation indigenous medium-weight fighter, a significantly larger and more capable aircraft than the Tejas Mk1. Powered by the GE F414 engine producing 98 kN of thrust (versus the Mk1's 84 kN GE F404), the Mk2 features a 1.35-meter fuselage extension, canard foreplanes for improved maneuverability, 11 hardpoints carrying 6,500 kg of ordnance, and the indigenous Uttam AESA radar. The aircraft is designed to carry the BrahMos-NG supersonic cruise missile, giving it potent anti-ship and land-attack capability. India plans to order 108 Mk2 aircraft to replace its aging Mirage 2000 and MiG-29 fleets, with the Mk2 serving as a bridge to the fifth-generation AMCA program. The program is central to India's defense indigenization goals under Atmanirbhar Bharat.