India’s Fighter Jet Engine Quest Stalls After Four Decades
After nearly 40 years, India still relies on foreign powerplants for all its Air Force fighters, underscoring a major gap in its defence‑industrial goals.
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India’s effort to produce an indigenous fighter aircraft engine has stretched close to four decades, yet every fighter jet in the Indian Air Force’s fleet still uses powerplants sourced from abroad.
Analyst Palak Gupta notes in a CNBCTV18 analysis that this reliance highlights one of the toughest shortfalls in the nation’s defence‑industrial ambitions, despite significant investments over the years.
Dependence on foreign engines limits India’s strategic autonomy, exposing the Air Force to external supply risks and constraining indigenous technology growth. The gap also signals challenges for the broader ‘Make in India’ defence push, potentially affecting procurement costs, timelines and the country’s ability to field self‑sufficient combat platforms. It also pressures policymakers to accelerate R&D funding and may influence future defence trade negotiations.
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