Air Force chief RKS Bhadauria on January 14 said that the made in India light combat aircraft Tejas is far better & advanced than the Chinese-Pakistani JF-17 fighter jets. "Indian aircraft Tejas is far better and advanced than the Chinese & Pakistan joint venture JF-17 fighter," IAF Chief Bhadauria said when asked to compare the Indian fighter with the JF-17. In an interaction with ANI, the Air Chief said the 83 indigenous fighter jets to be inducted into the force would also be equipped with homegrown weapons such as the Astra beyond visual range air to air missiles & other standoff weapons. He added, “In terms of strike capability, it will have the capability of a standoff weapon which will be even beyond the capability we used that time.” Noting the approval of the largest indigenous defence procurement deal to buy 83 LCA Tejas, Air Chief Bhadauria said that the deal is a huge step for IAF capability building.