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AlexYe

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GE has been slow delivering F404/414 engines to everyone. Including the South Korean FA-50 and the Swedish Gripen NG.

The Swedes even considered switching to the EJ200 engine.
I have to ask, with how much India buys russian stuff, couldnt they have gotten some russian engines for the tejas instead of GE, they be delivered more easily and atleast not get cut-off incase relations get shaky
 

4Tran

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GE has been slow delivering F404/414 engines to everyone. Including the South Korean FA-50 and the Swedish Gripen NG.

The Swedes even considered switching to the EJ200 engine.
I wouldn't be so quick to blame GE for this. We're talking about HAL here, and HAL is perfectly capable of screwing the pooch!

I have to ask, with how much India buys russian stuff, couldnt they have gotten some russian engines for the tejas instead of GE, they be delivered more easily and atleast not get cut-off incase relations get shaky
Would it be faster though? Russia is fighting a war right now, and they're not exactly going to prioritize production for India. For the same reason, I think that the Super Sukhoi upgrade plan is going to take forever to materialize.
 

AlexYe

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They’ll need to completely rework the intakes and rear airframe though.
No i mean why didnt they go for russian engines from the start.
Would it be faster though? Russia is fighting a war right now, and they're not exactly going to prioritize production for India. For the same reason, I think that the Super Sukhoi upgrade plan is going to take forever to materialize.
I am assuming it be relatively faster? Somehow pakistan via china route keeps receiving the Russian engines(unless they are being made in China?) for the jf17, even the newer block3 variants got them
 
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