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INDIA TO DEVELOP JET ENGINES FOR FIGHTER AIRCRAFTS
YB WEB DESK. Dated: 12/1/2021 2:20:05 PM
New Delhi, Nov 30 While the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) TEJAS is at present integrated with an imported engine, in future it is proposed to develop indigenous engines for powering aircraft such as TEJAS variants and Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) in association with an International Engine House, the Government informed the Parliament on Monday. “TEJAS, Flight Operational Clearance (FOC) configuration demands higher thrust than the intended engine requirement. Hence the Kaveri in the present architecture cannot be integrated. In order to induct with TEJAS, a modified engine version is required,” Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha. The technological capabilities built through the Kaveri engine project will be utilised, he stated on the proposed engine development in future.