> India’s 4.5 generation homegrown fighter, Tejas Mark-2, was to be powered by the US-made GE F-414 engine. Under the Biden administration, New Delhi and Washington had agreed to jointly manufacture the engines, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to diversify defense ties away from Russia.
> While talks with the US have slowed down recently, the two nations are still negotiating the joint manufacturing of GE F-414 engines in the country, the officials added
> The South Asian country plans to build nearly 200 of these advanced jets to replace its British-made Jaguars and French-made Mirage-2000s, which are still flying but likely to be retired soon, the people said. India urgently wants build its defense capability after a near full-scale war with Pakistan involving air, drone and missile strikes, as well as artillery and small arms fire along their shared border earlier this year.
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(we need a win in these trying times, this will fix 0.01% of the deficit)
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> India’s 4.5 generation homegrown fighter, Tejas Mark-2, was to be powered by the US-made GE F-414 engine. Under the Biden administration, New Delhi and Washington had agreed to jointly manufacture the engines, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to diversify defense ties away from Russia.
> While talks with the US have slowed down recently, the two nations are still negotiating the joint manufacturing of GE F-414 engines in the country, the officials added
> The South Asian country plans to build nearly 200 of these advanced jets to replace its British-made Jaguars and French-made Mirage-2000s, which are still flying but likely to be retired soon, the people said. India urgently wants build its defense capability after a near full-scale war with Pakistan involving air, drone and missile strikes, as well as artillery and small arms fire along their shared border earlier this year.
!ping IND
HELL YEAAAHH 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷
(we need a win in these trying times, this will fix 0.01% of the deficit)