INDIA'S Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) `TEJAS’ in high demand .

India is getting ready to ink the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) `Tejas’ Mk1A deal with Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) soon.

Next month, a high level delegation expected to be led by the top leader is expected to visit India and at that time most likely the deal will be signed. If and when it happens, India would have made another big export to an Asean country after the Philippines which had procured BrahMos supersonic missile from India.

And out of these five contenders, India is one of the countries to be down selected with its offering of LCA, and the other two are China which had fielded JF-17 and FA- 50 of Korean Aerospace Industries.

The LCA's manufacturer, the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), has been vying for the Malaysian contract as the country looks to purchase a fleet of combat aircraft, and has faced stiff competition from South Korea and Turkey.

South Korean aircraft, FA-50 Golden Eagle, was touted by some analysts to be the eventual winner of a closely contested deal. However, the developments from Malaysia have almost signaled a win for the export version, LCA Tejas Mk1A.