Engine ToT blocker for LCA Mark 2?

Recently, LCA Mark2 has been quite in news for its development and ToT for its engine manufacturing. The concerns were raised after Janes reported of a clause by MoD in the funding approval stipulating that the fund would be released only after the US government approved a 100% transfer of engine technology to India. The source of Janes report is unknown which raises several concerns about the stated clause as it does not make sense to hold the funding for ToT of engines which will take time as US is very protective about its IP rights. At the same time, it’s also worthy to note that not all GE F414 engines will be manufactured in India, Initial batches will be imported, till HAL is ready to commence the manufacturing. So, the very basic question is what stops the prototype development with the imported batches of engine.

Recently, another report has been published by Neeraj Rajput in Eurasia Times which says there is no funding crunch which is contrary to the news published by Janes, however it makes more sense. All eyes are on PM Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to US. This you would have already heard or read via various media. But how and what’s is the India and US plan we are going to discuss in detail.

iCET

To understand the recent engagement of US and India, we will have to go little back in history. In May 2022, The iCET initiative was launched by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Joe Biden with the goal “to elevate and expand” Indo-U.S. “strategic technology partnership and defense industrial cooperation between the governments, businesses, and academic institutions” of the two countries.


Apart from engine, India and US is working on enhancing long-term research and development cooperation, with a focus on identifying maritime security and intelligence surveillance reconnaissance (ISR) operational use cases. Both nations will also work on launching a new “Innovation Bridge” that will connect U.S. and Indian defense startups.

‘Broken Barriers’: US Bullish On Jet Engine Tech

To summarize iCET is the way through Indian and US are trying to share and develop various critical technologies. During the upcoming visit of PM to US, both nations will hold the inaugural session of ‘Strategic Trade Dialogue’ on 4 and 5 June 2023, during which India and the US are expected to expedite outcomes, decided in the inaugural meeting of the iCET on 31st Jan 2023.

India and US will conduct dialogues to remove hurdles under International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR) which will make it easy for US companies to do joint production of high-tech military equipment like jet engines, munitions and drones with Indian companies.

This how India and US are working on jointly to enable the ToT and manufacturing of GE F414 engines in India.

LCA Mark 2 development

While the discussion on the engine ToT has warmed up the LCA Mark2 development, HAL is quietly progressing with the prototype development. Recently, HAL’S ARDC has issued a tender for canard control surface bearings for LCA Mark2.

The fighter jet is expected to roll out in 2024 after completion of air intake test certification in France by June 2023. Since the air intake of Mark II is similar to Mark I, the DRDO is confident about bagging the certification and rolling out the first prototype by 2024. The first flight may take one year after the rollout of the prototype. The fighter jet is expected to enter into production by 2028 if there are no delays.




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