HAL Tejas MK 2

The HAL Tejas Mark 2 (lit. 'Radiance'), or Medium Weight Fighter (MWF),is an Indian 4.5 generation, single-engine, canard delta wing, multirole combat aircraft designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency in collaboration with Aircraft Research and Design Centre (ARDC) of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the Indian Air Force. It is a further development of the HAL Tejas, with an elongated airframe, close coupled canards, new sensors, and a more powerful engine. The roll-out of the first prototype is expected by 2025, first flight within 2026 and mass production by 2029. As of June 2025, 60% of prototype development has been completed.

The fighter is being designed and developed to replace multiple strike fighters of IAF viz, the SEPECAT Jaguar, Dassault Mirage 2000, and Mikoyan MiG-29.The indigenous content of the fighter will be 82% initially and will cross 90% after the licensed production of its engine.