Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
India to produce next-generation fighter jet engine with French support and technology transfer.
India and France are preparing to launch an unprecedented collaboration to co-develop and manufacture a next-generation fighter jet engine that will power India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA). The agreement, valued at $7 billion, brings together India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and French aerospace leader Safran in a program that will deliver a 120-kilonewton-class engine fully designed, tested, and built in India with complete transfer of technology.
The project represents a decisive leap in India’s drive for defense self-reliance under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative. Safran’s proposal, cleared by the DRDO, was selected as the most technically and economically viable solution and will be executed in cooperation with the Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE). For the first time, India will manufacture a high-thrust fighter engine on its own soil, positioning the country among a select group capable of producing advanced propulsion systems for fifth-generation aircraft.
India to produce next-generation fighter jet engine with French support and technology transfer.
India and France are preparing to launch an unprecedented collaboration to co-develop and manufacture a next-generation fighter jet engine that will power India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA). The agreement, valued at $7 billion, brings together India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and French aerospace leader Safran in a program that will deliver a 120-kilonewton-class engine fully designed, tested, and built in India with complete transfer of technology.
The project represents a decisive leap in India’s drive for defense self-reliance under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative. Safran’s proposal, cleared by the DRDO, was selected as the most technically and economically viable solution and will be executed in cooperation with the Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE). For the first time, India will manufacture a high-thrust fighter engine on its own soil, positioning the country among a select group capable of producing advanced propulsion systems for fifth-generation aircraft.
