General Electric To Make Fighter Jet Engines For Indian Air Force

General Electric (GE) has secured a deal to manufacture fighter jet engines for the Indian Air Force. The agreement was made as President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting.

Indian Air Force (IAF) LCA Tejas performs an aerobatic display during the Aero India 2023 air show at Yelahanka air base in Bengaluru, India, February 13, 2023. Credit: Reuters Photo

As the GE Aerospace of the United States on Thursday announced the signing of a deal with the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited of India to produce fighter jet engines, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after a meeting with President Joe Biden that closer defence cooperation reflected growing trust between the two nations.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between GE Aerospace and HAL is one ofthe significant outcomes of the Prime Minister's official state visit to the US. It marks a change in the US policy, which prevented it from sharing advanced defence technologies with a non-NATO country like India...

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