PM Modi’s US visit yields crown-jewel jet engine technology for India
2023.06.20
Ahead of the visit, it has been indicated that the US has agreed to a key deliverable that will be inked in Washington and this pertains to the manufacture of the US-made F414 jet engines. The US Congress is being notified about an impending MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) to be signed between GE (General Electric) and HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited). These jet engines will power the Indian Tejas LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) Mk2, which has been handicapped by the failure of the indigenous Kaveri engine – and the inability to obtain an appropriate alternative.
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