India Scraps Domestic Jet Engine Plan

[Speeder 2]

"Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently"
- Henry Ford

Then may India have all the opportunities in the world to begin again more intelligently.

 

[ejaz007]

India Scraps Domestic Jet Engine Plan


NEW DELHI — India has abandoned its efforts to build its own engine to power the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mark-2, according to Indian Defence Ministry sources.

The Kaveri engine, which Indian defense scientists are trying to build, has failed to meet Indian Air Force requirements two decades after the project began, the MoD sources said.

This means the LCA Mark-2 will be powered only by U.S. company General Electric’s GE-414 engine, which was short-listed earlier over Germany’s Eurojet to power the LCA Mark-2. The aircraft, under development at Bangalore’s Aeronautical Development Agency, is expected to be ready around 2017.

While an MoD official would not say that the engine project has been abandoned for the aircraft, he did say that the Kaveri engine does not fully meet the Air Force’s thrust requirements. The MoD has now decided to use the Kaveri engine to power only UAVs, the official added.

India’s Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), the agency that is building the Kaveri, had been in consultation with French company Snecma for the past three years to help complete the engine.

DRDO and Snecma had been negotiating to co-develop and co-produce the engine, but they have yet to sign an agreement, the MoD official said.

While the official would not say why the negotiations failed, an Indian Air Force source said the Kaveri project to power the LCA has been all but abandoned. Beyond powering UAVs, the engine also will be a technology demonstration project.

The Air Force source added that besides the failure to meet the thrust level, the Kaveri also has technical problems with its compressor, turbine and engine control system.

Meanwhile, the LCA Mark-1 is readying for induction by 2014, nearly 15 years behind schedule. It will be powered by the GE-404 engine, also from General Electric.

For the LCA Mark-2 program, ADA will order 99 GE-414 engines and the rest will be manufactured in India under technology transfer arrangements.


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[deep.ocean]

Yet again DRDO showed its true capabilities.. This $hitty incompetent organization should be blacklisted by GOI.. 20 years of efforts and result is failed technology demonstrator..

 

[MightyDragon]

India have become more realistic! From the beginning building own jet engine is very difficult, so it needs not to be disappointed...
India still have many ways to acquire jet engine, e.g. AL-31FP from Russia, so continue to waste money on unreachable goal is a worse decision...

 

[jetti]

India have become more realistic! From the beginning building own jet engine is very difficult, so it needs not to be disappointed...
India still have many ways to acquire jet engine, e.g. AL-31FP from Russia, so continue to waste money on unreachable goal is a worse decision...

china also has failed to do so , btw

 

[punit]

well done my dear babus. We r proud of ur deeds.

 

[rcrmj]

china also has failed to do so , btw

where is the source, sorry we are not Indians

 

[jetti]

where is the source, sorry we are not Indians

no need to feel sorry for that, too bad for you mate not everyone is lucky to be an indian.

 

[Wet Shirt Contest]

Where is the Official Conformation ? Genius

 

[rcrmj]

no need to feel sorry for that, too bad for you mate not everyone is lucky to be an indian.

i mean the source````god, can never stick with any argument``

anyway its about India's domestic turbo-fan engine```this event is predictable, India's industry level is at very primitive stage..and jet engine is at the top end of the chain, even Japan and Germany cant do it alone``
Kaveri is going to be the fairytale or reality check for those delusional Indian..

 

[shuttler]

Well at least we tried.

"Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently"
- Henry Ford

Then may India have all the opportunities in the world to begin again more intelligently.

indians' trade mark. at last the birth of H Ford gave them a tailor-made saying that they can fall back on for many years to come!
all indian planes installed with GE engines should be engraved on the external casings with Ford's words!

india keeps feeding a flock of chickens which do not lay eggs!

no need to feel sorry for that, too bad for you mate not everyone is lucky to be an indian.

oh keep all your "luck" within your own borders. thank you!

 

[Hulk]

good decision, we are better off with TOT.

 

[indushek]

This is a sad thing to happen hope we go for some jv or similar sorts and make better engine.

 

[kkacer]

not surprised, indians big mouth future all the time, but failed finally

sorry i just tell the truth

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

I wouldn't call this a wasted effort, rather bad planning, we should have gone for joint development from the start itself.

The Tejas plan should have gone independent atleast.

This endeavor has given us decent understanding and will help in quicker absorption of related technology obtained from TOT.

However, i am skeptical, this is the second time, this news is reported, yet to see an official confirmation.