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US Defence Secretary Austin commends the groundbreaking India-US deal to jointly produce fighter jet engines, emphasizing the transformative impact on India's defense capabilities and the unprecedented level of collaboration between the two nations.

The government has approved the development and prototype production of next-generation fighters for the air force, aiming to bolster the domestic manufacturing ecosystem and enhance the armed forces' combat capabilities. The Cabinet Committee on Se...

The Indian Air Force's Sarang aerobatic team will showcase its manoeuvres at the Singapore Airshow 2024 at Changi Exhibition Centre. The team will participate with 5 Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) known as 'Dhruv', designed by Hindustan Aeronautic...

GE Aerospace Defence & Systems President Amy Gowder in an exclusive interview with ET shared that India's fighter jet engine technology deal with the US is progressing on time and a detailed technical proposal with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) wi...

More than Rs 9,000 crore has been sanctioned for the development of LCA Mk 2, an updated and more lethal version of LCA Tejas, they said. To further promote indigenisation, including of the aircraft engine, the transfer of technology for manufacturi...

"The engines of LCA Mark 2 and the first two squadrons of the indigenous Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft would be produced within the country together by American GE and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited as all the clearances have been received from the...

The Indian Air Force is planning to order an additional 100 Mk 1A variant of the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), with an estimated value of $8 billion. This order comes after the air force had already placed an order for 83 LCA Mk1A fighter ...

In a major announcement coinciding with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the United States, GE Aerospace on Thursday announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to produce fighter ...

General Electric's GE Aerospace has signed an MoU with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), to make the fighter jet engine GE414 in India, a significant step in shifting India’s dependence on foreign countries for its military aircraft. India curren...

General Electric's aerospace unit has signed an agreement with India's Hindustan Aeronautics to jointly produce engines in India to power fighter jets for the IAF. The GE engine in question is called the F414 and will power Tejas Mark 2 and India's ...

India’s proposed $3.5 billion acquisition of the 31 MQ­9B high­ altitude, long­ endurance drones — 15 Sea Guardians for Navy and eight Sky Guardians each for Army and IAF — under the US government’s foreign military sales (FMS) programme will eventu...

Under the terms of the MoU, GE Aerospace's F414 engines may potentially be jointly produced in India. This collaboration aligns with Hindustan Aeronautics' previous plans to incorporate these engines into a second generation of light-combat aircraft...

In a landmark announcement, GE Aerospace on Thursday said it has inked a pact with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to jointly produce fighter jet engines for Indian Air Force's Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)-Mk-II -- Tejas.

Officials hope the co-production of the GE-F414 INS6 turbo-fan engines in India to power the indigenous Tejas Mark-2 fighters — existing Tejas Mark1 jets have GE-F404 engines procured without any transfer of technology (ToT) — in turn will pave the ...

Talking about the competition from global aircraft, the IAF chief said, "Going by the SQRs (Service Qualitative Requirements) and the assurances of the industry and the development agency, we expect that the product will be competitive with the best...

"LCA Mark 2 fighter aircraft development project has been cleared by the government. This would pave the way for designers to develop an advanced 17.5-tonne single-engine aircraft. Development of new aircraft is to be completed by 2027," Aeronautica...

The Company is working closely with GE for its support to pursue the export potential of LCA and also to supply spares to the global supply chain of GE 404 engines.

Plans to develop the indigenous Kaveri fighter jet engine as part of the Rafale offsets deal have not taken off.