Safran and Rolls-Royce Compete to Power India's AMCA as Kaveri Engine Stumbles

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India's pursuit of aerospace self-reliance in jet engine technology dates back to 1986, when DRDO's Gas Turbine Research Establishment was tasked with developing the indigenous Kaveri engine for the Tejas fighter aircraft. After four decades of development, nine prototypes, and over 3,200 hours of testing, the project fell short of its goals. The Kaveri engine achieved only 70.4 kilonewtons of wet thrust, well below the required 81 kilonewtons. The programme also suffered a massive budget overrun of 642 percent, highlighting the scale of challenges India faces in developing homegrown propulsion technology. With the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft programme now underway, foreign players Safran and Rolls-Royce are vying to fill the engine gap that Kaveri could not close.

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