<span style="color: #222222;">Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said India has reached the level of exporting fighter planes to the world.<br />'' <br />'' He said countries in South East Asia have shown interest in buying Tejas aircraft.<br />'' <br />'' Earlier the Defence Minister flew in the indigenous fighter aircraft LCA Tejas in Bengaluru.<br />'' <br />'' After the flight which lasted around 30 minutes, Mr Singh said he chose the aircraft because it has been built indigenously.<br />'' <br />'' The Defence Minister was accompanied on the flight by Air Vice Marshal N.Tiwari, who is also the Project Director, National Flight Test Centre, Aeronautical Development Agency.<br />'' <br />''In a tweet, the Defence Minister said flying on 'Tejas' was an amazing and exhilarating experience. He said Tejas is a multi-role fighter with several critical capabilities and is meant to strengthen India's air defence capabilities.</span>