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Friday, October 01, 2010

GE engine set to power India's indigenous combat fighter

LCA TejasGeneral Electric's subsidiary GE Aviation was Thursday declared the lowest bidder to supply engines to power India's Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mark-2, the indigenous second-generation Tejas fighters.

"GE Aviation emerged as the lowest bidder for supplying about 100 engines (GE-414) to fit into the LCA Mk-2," Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chief Controller (R&D) Prahlada told IANS.

The aircraft will be flown both by the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy. The IAF has placed an order with the state-run defence behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) to supply 40 Tejas fighters.

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