NEW DELHI — India is working with a French company to develop and manufacture fighter jet engines in the country, New Delhi’s defense minister said.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh in May approved the prototype of a fifth-generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), calling it a “significant push towards enhancing India’s indigenous defense capabilities.”
Singh, in a speech at a conference in New Delhi on Friday, gave more details about developing fighter jet aircraft engines in the country., This news data comes from:http://ek-kwgg-dj-pffx.gyglfs.com
India to develop fighter jet engines with French company
“We are moving forward to manufacture aircraft engines in India itself,” Singh said, in comments broadcast by Indian media.
“We are collaborating with a French company to start engine production in India.”
Singh did not name the company, but Indian media widely reported the company to be Safran, which has been working in India for decades in the aviation and defense sectors.
There was no immediate confirmation.
India, one of the world’s largest arms importers, has made the modernization of its forces a top priority and has made repeated pushes to boost local arms production.
The world’s most populous nation has deepened defense cooperation with Western countries in recent years, including the Quad alliance with the United States, Japan and Australia.
India signed in April a multibillion-dollar deal to purchase 26 Rafale fighter jets from France’s Dassault Aviation.
It would join 36 Rafale fighters already acquired, and replace the Russian MiG-29K jets.
Singh has also promised at least 0 billion in fresh domestic military hardware contracts by 2033 to spur local arms production.
This decade, India has opened an expansive new helicopter factory, launched its first domestically made aircraft carrier, warships and submarines, and conducted a successful long-range hypersonic missile test.
India to develop fighter jet engines with French company
New Delhi eyes threats from multiple nations, especially Pakistan. India was engaged with its neighbor in a four-day conflict in May, their worst standoff since 1999.
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