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  • Jan 28, 2024
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INDIA-FRANCE JET ENGINE COLLABORATION

Why in the News?

  • India is in discussions with France to manufacture an engine for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), a fifth-generation fighter jet.
  • Talks involve Safran, DRDO, and India’s Aeronautical Development Agency to establish specifications aligning with India’s fighter jet requirements.
Source: Aviation Week

About Indigenous Engine Development:

  • India’s deal with General Electric (GE) involves manufacturing the F-414 engine, enhancing India’s jet engine capabilities.
  • The F-414 engines will power the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)-MK2 and the initial version of the AMCA, marking significant progress from past unsuccessful attempts at local engine development under the Kaveri project.
About

Kaveri project

·   The Kaveri program aimed to create an indigenous military gas turbine engine for the LCA project in 1986.

·   Despite spending over ₹2,000 crore, the program did not fulfil the required technical standards.

·   Due to Kaveri’s ongoing development, India opted for interim American GE-F404 engines for LCA Tejas Mark-1.

AMCA

·   AMCA (Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft) is India’s fifth-generation stealth multirole fighter aircraft project.

·   AMCA is being developed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) in collaboration with HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited).