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Scope Manufacture and supply of 20 types of airborne electronic systems to be fitted on the fighter aircraft for LCA Tejas Mk1A Programme. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited on Thursday awarded a Rs 2400 crore contract to Bharat Electronics Limited for the manufacture and supply of 20 types of airborne electronic systems for the LCA Tejas Mk1A fighter aircraft programme. The order spanning five years from 2023 to 2028 involves supply of critical avionic Line Replaceable Units LRUs related to Digital Flight Control Computers Air Data Computers Weapon Computers LRUs related to Radar Warning Receiver RWR and Head Up Display. The LRUs have been indigenously designed and developed by Aeronautical Development Agency ADA DRDO Labs Aeronautical Development Establishment ADE Combat Aircraft Systems Development and Integration Centre CASDIC and Central Scientific Instruments Organisation CSIO.The order for supply of Avionic Systems for 83 Tejas MK1A fighter aircraft will be executed by two Strategic Business Units SBUs of BEL Electronic Warfare Avionics Bengaluru and BEL-Panchkula Haryana. All the systems will be delivered by BEL to HAL in a ready-to-board condition.