The HAL Tejas Mark 2 (aka Radiance or Medium Weight Fighter) is an Indian 4.5 generation single-engine, canard delta wing, multirole combat aircraft designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) in collaboration with Aircraft Research and Design Centre (ARDC)of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF).
India’s domestic fighter program has been suffering from delays and insufficient funding.
As of June 2025, 60% of prototype development has been completed. The fighter is being designed and developed to replace multiple strike fighters of IAF viz, the SEPECAT Jaguar, Dassault Mirage 2000, and Mikoyan MiG-29. It will be 82% Indian made initially and over 90% after the licensed production of its engine.
India is struggling to make 180 Tejas Mark-1A jets and this will be followed by Tejas Mark 2 fighters.
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Tejas Mark 2 sooks like a Gripen E/F with similar Engine, larger wing area for more takeoff weight (not more payload due to higher empty weight), less range and lower top speed.