Author: Avinash Shet

India’s Fighter Jet Engine Strategy In December 2024, China showcased two of its sixth-generation fighter aircraft, creating concern and changing the dynamics of the air superiority race. While the world is moving towards the sixth generation, India’s fighter jet stand at its latest 4.5 generation Dassault Rafale while concurrently developing an indigenous fifth-generation fighter aircraft, the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA). The AMCA Mk1 variant is expected to be prototype-ready by 2028-29, powered by a couple of General Electric GE-414 engines, an evolution of the GE-404 engines used in Tejas. GE-404 faces production delays due to supply chain disruptions, which have slowed…