Inspired By America’s F-22 Strategy, India Eyes Risky Kaveri Engine Test On Su-30MKI

India’s reported plan to test the indigenous Kaveri engine on the Sukhoi
Su-30MKI reflects both ambition and desperation in closing the long-standing
gap in developing a sustainable, reliable and adaptive domestic fighter jet
engine.

The Kaveri program, initiated in the 1980s, was originally designed to power
the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) TEJAS, but persistent shortfalls
India’s reported plan to test the indigenous Kaveri engine on the Sukhoi
Su-30MKI reflects both ambition and desperation in closing the long-standing
gap in developing a sustainable, reliable and adaptive domestic fighter jet
engine.

The Kaveri program, initiated in the 1980s, was originally designed to power
the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) TEJAS, but persistent shortfalls
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