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AMCA is planned to be deployed in the Indian Air Force and Navy. However, it will be available only by 2035.
Amidst Tariff War’s tussle, India’s aircraft manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and American company General Electric (GE) have several defense deals in the final stage.
According to HAL sources, the biggest deal is going to be of Jet GE 414 engine. This engine will be installed in India’s 5th generation indigenous fighter aircraft MCA (Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft).
GE has accepted the condition of HAL of 80% technical transfer of this engine. It is to be decided in the deal whether GE will consent to transfer technology with the rest of this engine to transfer itself or will support HAL in negotiation.
After this agreement, GE-414 engine will be produced in India. The HAL 10 GE-414 engine has been purchased so that the growth of Mca does not stop.
Air Force will get two Tejas MK 1 in October
The Cabinet’s Security Affairs Committee on August 19 approved the purchase of 97 Tejas LCA MK1 aircraft for the Air Force. It will cost 66500 crores. For this, LAH 113 engine is buying from GE. The first 83 LCA MK1 order is near LAH.
2 aircraft of this deal will be handed over to the Air Force in October. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will give these aircraft to the Air Force in Nashik. Sources said that the fighter is equipped with air -to -surface short range to Beyond Visual Range missiles and has been tested flights.
Two HAL production lines are in Bengaluru, while one state -of -the -art line is built in Nashik. Preparations are being made to build another assembly line. After this, HAL has come in a position to prepare 24 LCA aircraft a year.
Tariff War not interruptions in Tejas’s 113 engine deal
Sources told Bhaskar that Rs 8500 crore for Tejas MK1. GE will give 113 jet engines. For this, GE has assured that the heat of tariff war will not be allowed to come on this deal. Earlier in 2021, 99 F404 GE-Irne 20 engines were dealt with 5500 crores. In this way, 212 engines worth 14 thousand crores have been dealt with America so far.
