India's private sector boosts defense manufacturing with first LCA Tejas fuselage assembly.

India's indigenous defense manufacturing gets a boost with the first center fuselage assembly for the LCA Tejas Mk1A handed over to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) by VEM Technologies. This milestone marks the first time a private Indian company manufactures a major sub-assembly for the LCA Tejas and establishes a fourth production line. The move supports India's Aatmanirbhar Bharat vision and aims to accelerate production and future defense projects.