General Electric officials coming to India for talks on ‘Made in India’ F-414 engine deal

Source : Indian Defence Updates (IDU)

General Electric F-414 engine and its wide usage in several fighter jets around the world

General Electric officials will arrive in India next month to advance talks with Hindustan Aeronautics for the license production deal for the F-414-INS6 engine that will be used to power the Tejas Mark 2 fighter jet.

Both companies are currently working on a licensing agreement that will clear the path for manufacturing these engines as well as carry out in-house repair and overhaul capabilities of the engine in India.

The Indian Air Force will procure around 200 Tejas Mark 2 fighter jets and 40 AMCA Mark 1 aircraft while the Navy has committed to procure around 60 TEDBF carrier-borne fighter and all these fighter jets will be powered by the same F-414-INS6 engine.