NEW DELHI: In what is nice information for Indian Air Pressure (IAF), the indigenously developed LCA Tejas fleet is more likely to resume flight operations on Wednesday following a virtually two-month-long grounding. The fleet was grounded in early February after a Tejas plane suffered an issue throughout a touchdown incident.Hindustan Aeronautics Restricted (HAL) CMD DK Sunil not too long ago mentioned that each one 36 Tejas jets are more likely to resume flying from April 8 after a software-related challenge recognized within the plane was resolved. “There was a technical challenge, which has been mentioned and committees are engaged on it. It was mentioned in a neighborhood modification committee (LMC). Excellent news is that Tejas, the LMC is completed. So, we count on that by Wednesday the fleet will begin flying.“Quickly after the Feb incident, HAL had said that it was “not a crash” however a “minor technical incident on the bottom”.Amid the continued battle in West Asia and Pakistan’s repeated threats after Operation Sindoor, it is vital for India to maintain the Tejas squadrons combat-ready. The IAF is already dealing with a scarcity of squadrons, whose quantity has fallen to 29 as in opposition to the 42 required for a two-front conflict with Pakistan and China.The Feb incident was the third one involving a Tejas plane since its induction in 2016. In March 2024, the fighter confronted its first accident close to Jaisalmer, when an plane crashed whereas getting back from a firepower demonstration. The pilot managed to eject efficiently. The second crash occurred in Nov 2025 at an aerobatic show at Dubai airshow. The tragic accident killed the pilot, Wing Commander Namansh Syal.