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  "title": "HAL Tejas",
  "summary": "The HAL Tejas is an Indian single-engine, 4.5 generation, delta wing, multirole combat aircraft designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency and manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Navy. The aircraft made its first flight in 2001 and entered into service with the IAF in 2015. It is the smallest and lightest of the supersonic fighter jets of its generation.",
  "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_Tejas",
  "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
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  "retrieved": "2026-10-11"
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  "attribution": "Drawing of the HAL Tejas Mk 1A by AirwayControl Aircraft Library (https://aircraft.intelsystems.ai/aircraft/LCA/), CC BY 4.0"
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 "source": "AirwayControl Aircraft Library",
 "updated": "2026-10-11"
}