India’s 120 kN Engine Backup Could Redefine TEJAS MK-2 If The F-414 Deal Stalls

India’s fighter ambitions have long been judged by the aircraft on the runway. Yet the more consequential contest is happening inside the engine bay.The TEJAS MK-2 is designed to fly on the General Electric F414-INS6, a 98 kN-class engine that represents a major leap over the F404 powering earlier TEJAS variants. But the agreement to make that engine in India remains unfinished. And that
India’s fighter ambitions have long been judged by the aircraft on the runway. Yet the more consequential contest is happening inside the engine bay.The TEJAS MK-2 is designed to fly on the General Electric F414-INS6, a 98 kN-class engine that represents a major leap over the F404 powering earlier TEJAS variants. But the agreement to make that engine in India remains unfinished. And that
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