Tejas is a single-engine, lightweight multi-role fighter, originally meant to replace MiG 21. Tejas Mk1A is the newer and improved version of India’s single-engine, 4.5 generation delta wing multirole combat aircraft designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency.83 units of LCA Tejas Mk 1A were ordered at Rs 46,000 crore in 2021, and delivery was to start in March of the same year. In addition, 97 units of LCA Tejas Mk 1A for Rs 67,000 crore were cleared by DAC in November 2023. 40 units of LCA Tejas Mk 1 were ordered initially.There are other future projects planned between GE Aerospace and HAL.Adding to the GE Aerospace and the HAL relationship, it was in June 2023 that GE Aerospace signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to produce fighter jet engines for the Indian Air Force.“The agreement includes the potential joint production of GE Aerospace’s F414 engines in India, and GE Aerospace continues to work with the U.S. government to receive the necessary export authorization for this. The effort is part of the Indian Air Force’s Light Combat Aircraft Mk2 program,” said GE AerospaceGE Aerospace’s F404-IN20 engine was selected for the single engine Tejas in 2004.As reported in October 2024, Meanwhile for the General Electrics’ Engine (GE-414) negotiation for the commercial terms is undergoing with the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
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