HAL delivers 2 Tejas Mk1 jets 1.5 yrs after IAF chief's scolding, had received order 16 yrs ago

HAL delivered last two Tejas Mk1 trainer aircraft to IAF, completing its original Mk1 orders 16 years after it was placed, The Print reported. IAF had reportedly ordered 20 Mk1 jets in 2006 and another 20 in 2010, with deliveries originally due by 2011 and 2016. The delivery comes 1.5 years after IAF Chief publicly scolded HAL officials over delays.