F404 Engine Delays Hit Tejas Mk1A: HAL Imposes LD on GE Aerospace
Key Insights: Original 2021 Order: 99 F404-IN20 engines signed August 2021 ($716 million) to power 83 Tejas Mk1A fighters; deliveries originally slated from 2023 at ~16 per year. 2024 LD Episode: Media reported invocation for 10–18 month delays; Ministry of Defence (MoD) publicly clarified reports were “factually incorrect” and “no proposal under consideration to impose […]
India Signs $1 Billion Deal with GE for 113 Fighter Jet Engines Starting 2027
India signs $1 billion deal for 113 GE engines — and what happened to the 2021 order that’s still incomplete NEW DELHI, 8 November 2025 — India on Friday sealed a roughly $1 billion agreement with U.S. aerospace giant General Electric (GE) to buy 113 F404-series fighter jet engines to power HAL’s Tejas LCA Mk1A […]