US-India Join Hands to Co-Produce Fighter Jet Engines

India-US defence cooperation reached new heights as the United States Congress cleared GE Aerospace’s agreement with India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to produce fighter jet engines for the Indian Air Force.

This deal was made during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States in June.

Under this deal, GE Aerospace will transfer 80 per cent of its technology to India for the production of F414 fighter jet engines. The F414 engines are renowned for their reliability and performance.

This technology transfer will enhance the operational performance of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) MKII.

Now there would be joint production of GE Aerospace’s F414 engines in India, under the Air Force’s Light Combat Aircraft Mk2 program.

The deal also includes the co-production of 99 jet engines, which will cost less due to the technology transfer.