Safran–India Jet Engine Pact: A Strategic Propulsion Breakthrough

GTRE’s Kaveri Turbofan will see a revival with the Safran-India JV pactThe Kaveri engine project, initiated by India’s Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) in the late 1980s, aimed at providing an indigenous turbofan engine for the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) TEJAS. However, persistent issues in thrust delivery, excessive weight, endurance, and afterburner efficiency hampered the
GTRE’s Kaveri Turbofan will see a revival with the Safran-India JV pactThe Kaveri engine project, initiated by India’s Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) in the late 1980s, aimed at providing an indigenous turbofan engine for the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) TEJAS. However, persistent issues in thrust delivery, excessive weight, endurance, and afterburner efficiency hampered the
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