Bankingcurrent affairs magazine In a first, Tejas, the advanced version of
India's indigenously produced Light Combat
Aircraft (LCA) was successfully refueled
mid-air by a Russian-origin Ilyushin-78 tanker on September 10, 2018.
The mid-air refueling was a part of a 'wet contact' trial for LCA Tejas MK-1. banking and current affairs The Russian-origin tanker refueled the fighter plane, piloted by Wing
Commander Siddharth Singh, with 1,900 liters of fuel at an altitude of 20,000
ft.
