HAL TEDBF

The HAL Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter, or TEDBF, is a canard delta wing, twin-engine, carrier-based multirole combat aircraft under development for the Indian Navy. The Aeronautical Development Agency is designing it and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited is to build it. It followed the Navy withdrawal from the single-engine naval Tejas programme in 2016 and is meant to replace the MiG-29K on the short take-off carriers, with folding wings and an arresting hook for deck handling. The published specification lists two General Electric F414 afterburning turbofans. As of 2025 the preliminary design phase was nearing completion, with a first prototype flight expected around 2029 to 2032 and induction around 2038.