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On October 25, 2007, India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) fired its first missile. Tejas prototype vehicle PV-1 successfully test fired a short-range R-73 air-to-air missile at the air-to-air range off Goa coast.

The event marks the start of weapon integration trials, which are the focus of the current initial operational clearance (IOC) phase of the program. Tejas prototype vehicle PV-1, piloted by Gp Capt. N. Harish Chief Test Pilot of the National Flight Test Centre ADA, undertook the test firing at Mach 0.6 and at 7 km (23,000 feet) altitude.

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Northrop-EADS Win KC-X Tanker Contract (29 Feb)
Final Three Gripen Fighters Delivered to Hungary (13 Dec)
First Batch AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles Arrive in Switzerland (13 Dec)
Romania Orders Seven C-27J Transport Aircraft (07 Dec)
First French Army Order for 12 NH-90 TTH, plus 56 options (03 Dec)
B-1B Lancer Upgrade Continues (03 Dec)
Sixth C-17 Globemaster Ordered for the Royal Air Force (03 Dec)
Czech Air Force L-159T1 Advanced Trainers Delivered (23 Nov)
Bulgaria's First C-27J Spartan Delivered (17 Nov)
Tunisian Air Force L-59T Fleet Overhaul Completed (09 Nov)
First Flight of Eurofighter Typhoon with Tranche 2 Avionics (01 Nov)
Two More C-295 Transports Ordered for Polish Air Force (30 Oct)
Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Fires First Missile (25 Oct)
Singapore Orders 12 Additional F-15SG Fighters (22 Oct)
Chilean Navy Orders C-295 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (18 Oct)
Swedish Air Force Gripen Upgrade Contract Finalized (17 Oct)
RNLAF F-16s Reach 7500 Flight Hours Over Afghanistan (10 Oct)
Boeing Contracted to Upgrade F-15C Eagles with APG-63(V)3 Radar (09 Oct)
USCG HH-65 Dolphin Fleet Reaches One Million Flight Hours (08 Oct)
First Extended Block II Apache Longbow Delivered to U.S. Army (05 Oct)

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