LCA Tejas to be inducted with international engines.
According to DRDO officials at the press conference, while the first two squadrons of the IAF equipped with the LCA would fly with GE 404 engines subsequent inductions would be powered by an engine to be procured through an international tender or as part of a JV with a foreign vendor.
Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) director, Dr PS Subramanyam said, “I am confident that DRDO will keep to the December 2010 initial operational clearance (IOC) plan. We have started weapons testing on the LCA, and soon the aircraft will fly with the hi-tech MMR radar (multi-mode radar).”
“Meanwhile, we understand the IAF has tight induction bands and we will get the LCA into those bands. The first two squadrons will fly on GE engines and the next four will fly on any international engine that qualifies our new request for proposals.
Yiyee…..
The Tejas will have Two sqaudrons by 2010…That is nice to know…..
I hope everything goes well with the Kaveri engine
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