Other indigenous defense assets characterized as key achievements by DPIIT include the Dhanush artillery gun system and HAL Tejas light combat aircraft. The Dhanush is a 155 mm howitzer employed by the Indian Army that was approved for production in 2019. The Indian government approved the production of 83 Tejas aircraft in March 2020. The single-engine aircraft is expected to become a mainstay of India's Air Force as the military plans to buy 339 in the coming years. Mandeep Singh is a FORUM contributor reporting from New Delhi, India.