After two-year delay, US firm delivers first engine for Tejas

American defence company, GE Aerospace, on Wednesday said that it delivered the first of 99 F-404 aircraft engines to the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Tejas light combat jet programme. State-run HAL is procuring the engines to power the...

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, Updated At : 03:11 AM Mar 27, 2025 IST

American defence company, GE Aerospace, on Wednesday said that it delivered the first of 99 F-404 aircraft engines to the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Tejas light combat jet programme.

State-run HAL is procuring the engines to power the Tejas Mk-1A variant of the Tejas jets.

The HAL was scheduled to commence deliveries in March last year, with 12-14 jets planned for this fiscal, ending March 31, 2025. However, the supply of engines is two years behind the schedule and not a single plane has been delivered so far.

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