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The story so far:A mega defence deal for the manufacture of fighter jet engines in India is expected to dominate the agenda of Prime Minister Narendra Modis first state visit to the United States this week..
According to sources, India and the U.S. have almost finalised details and the White House is set to sign off on the deal that will allow American manufacturing company General Electric (GE) Aerospace to share critical technology with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the joint production of GE-F414 jet engines that will power indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk-II...
The proposed agreement has evoked considerable interest in India and beyond, with experts terming it a significant step for bilateral defence and high-tech cooperation amid Chinas growing influence and global technological dominance...
In 2010, the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) selected the more powerful variant, F414 engines, to power Tejas Mark-2. . In a media release, the company stated that it would supply an initial batch of the selected variant and the rest will be manufactured in India under a transfer of technology (ToT) arrangement...
However, assuming that those risks can be sufficiently mitiga bted and that India is also invested in taking the relationship to new levels, the U.S. government should approve the transfer of the F414 engine technology to India, it says.. Addressing Indias dependence on Russian imports, the report added, Expanding the type and sophistication of the arms the U.S. is willing to sell to India may elevate the U.S. as an alternative to Indias traditional dependence on Russian hardware, particularly amid rising concerns about Russias strategic embrace of China, and growing questions about the quality, reliability, and capacity of a Russian defence industrial base increasingly strained by the Ukraine conflict..
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