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While the highlight of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's France visit is the acquisition of 26 Rafale M fighter jets and 3 more Scorpene class submarines for the Navy, the development of a new jet engine in India can also be announced..
A month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the United States and bagged a deal for joint production and technology transfer of a jet engine by GE Aviation, his visit to France might see another jet deal..
Right after Modi's US visit, which featured critical tech transfer from the US to India, including the GE 414 engine, French Ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain told TOI that France had been a pioneer in the transfer of technology to India and that no other country was ready to go as far in support to Aatmanirbhar Bharat...
French company Safran has offered co-development of a jet engine with India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), involving a full transfer of technology, Times Now reported last month, citing sources..
In May last year, ET reported that the Defence Ministry had asked officials to conclude negotiations with France to co-develop a new fighter jet engine at the earliest, identifying it as a key component towards India's ambitions to achieve self-dependency in military equipment..
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