DRDO Chairman S. Christopher told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence about a requirement of INR 800 crore to develop the LCA Mk2, adding the IAF had committed to 201 fighters.
Tag: GE-F404
DRDO asks for LCA Mk2 funding
Failure to Launch
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•Navy dumps LCA, plans new fighter
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•Naval LCA starts its engine
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•The naval LCA is still not ideally suitable for carrier-based operations, with the current GE-F404 engine slightly underpowered. This will change with the development of the naval version of the LCA Mk II, which will be powered by the GE-F414 engine.