As HAL shares take a hit after reports of ‘another LCA Tejas accident’, PSU clarifies incident as glitch

(file photograph) IAF’s Gentle Fight Plane (LCA) Tejas
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After reports of a “third LCA Tejas plane accident” dealt a blow to Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on the inventory alternate, the defence PSU clarified on Monday that the fighter jet had a “minor technical incident”, which it’s probing together with the Indian Air Drive (IAF).

In a submitting, the government-owned main aerospace firm stated, “There was no reported crash of the LCA Tejas.”

HAL added, “The occasion in query was a minor technical incident on the bottom. LCA Tejas maintains one of the world’s greatest security data amongst modern fighter plane. As a commonplace working process, the problem is being analysed in depth, and HAL is working carefully with the Indian Air Drive (IAF) for a speedy decision.”

Nonetheless, the corporate didn’t provide any particulars of the “minor technical incident”, although information reports said that LCA Tejas suffered structural injury past restore.

Shares down

Shares of HAL had been down 5 per cent when buying and selling opened on Monday following information report of the LCA Tejas incident, which is the third such incident after it crashed whereas manuevering through the Dubai Aero Present in November, 2025, and close to Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, in March 2024.

HAL has come underneath scrutiny for lacking deadlines handy over the LCA Tejas Mk1A primarly on account of provide delay of GE-404 engines and weapon and radar sensors’ integration with fighter aircrafts. Now, the highest brass of HAL and IAF will meet once more in April to overview the progress made to date on the problems recognized throughout earlier assembly in November over unfinished jobs forward of handing over the plane.

HAL sources stated that weapon integration and intensive firing have been accomplished and so has radar becoming on the plane physique, as per requirement of the IAF, however some extra points are but to be resolved. These may be addressed later even after the induction of the LCA Mk1A.

Printed on February 23, 2026