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    Paths to secure fighter engine supply

    I do not think that 1) is possible within the time scale required for AMCA. The problems I see with 2) are the high price that SAFRAN will likely want, a reluctance to facilitate India acquiring the IP to enable India to build other engines, the danger that any JV with SAFRAN will result in an...
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    Paths to secure fighter engine supply

    In addition, if India owns the engine IP, India can choose to export fighters to states that might be on a US blacklist.
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    Paths to secure fighter engine supply

    India plans to produce several hundred Mk1A, MWF, TEDBF, AMCA and possibly ORCA fighters. The Kaveri project has not resulted in an engine suitable for use in the Tejas, so all designs except AMCA Mk2 are planned to be powered by GE404 or GE414 engines giving the following thrusts: GE404 53.9...
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