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The White House confirmed that the United States government had received “an application from General Electric to jointly produce jet engines that could power jet aircraft operated and produced indigenously by India”.
The critical design review (CDR) of all systems for India's Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) has been completed, a senior project official said.
Speaking to Janes at the Aero India 2023 show being held in Bangalore from 13 to 17 February, the project official said that the aircraft's 16 primary systems have completed the CDR. “This will allow us to complete the platform-level critical design review of the AMCA in one to two months,” the project official with India's Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) said.
Sixteen aircraft systems were assessed in the systems-level CDR, said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. These include hydraulics, cockpit avionics, Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM), electricals, the weapons systems, and the internal weapons bay.
AMCA critical design to be ready before year end: DRDO
Turkey’s Indigenous Fighter Performs Engine Runs, Rollout Plans Delayed
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on March 4 that airborne testing for the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21 fighter with an active electronically scanned array radar is underway
It is understood that the government has asked the DRDO to stick to project timelines and avoid delays in the name of first time development. While the India-US talks are going on for 100 per cent transfer of technology production of GE-414 engines in India, the DRDO has decided to power both the Mark II and AMCA with the same engine.
KF-21 Boramae Fires IRIS-T Missile for the First Time
ANKARA, Turkey—Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally named the country’s new TF-X indigenous fighter on May 1 as the aircraft was being publicly unveiled for the first time.
Christening the aircraft Kaan—Turkish for king—Erdogan said it represented a “dream that the nation had been pursuing since the foundation of the Republic” 100 years earlier.
The aircraft performed an engines-running slow taxi in front of a crowd of Turkish Aerospace workers and their families at the company’s facilities here before shutting down in front of a stage where Erdogan spoke.
art wrote:ANKARA, Turkey—Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally named the country’s new TF-X indigenous fighter on May 1 as the aircraft was being publicly unveiled for the first time.
Christening the aircraft Kaan—Turkish for king—Erdogan said it represented a “dream that the nation had been pursuing since the foundation of the Republic” 100 years earlier.
The aircraft performed an engines-running slow taxi in front of a crowd of Turkish Aerospace workers and their families at the company’s facilities here before shutting down in front of a stage where Erdogan spoke.
https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/ ... al-rollout
'Christening the aircraft Kaan...'. Perhaps not the best choice of words for a new aircraft made in a country whose population is almost entirely Muslim! (According to Wiki the Turkish government says that over 99% of the population is Muslim).
Video:
https://www.google.com/search?q=kaan+ta ... I8xOO5eb7Y
https://www.google.com/search?q=video+k ... v3GLLos1Gc
RJMAZ wrote:I think Korea and India need a cleansheet design instead of using the F414.
The F414 is a highly compromised engine. Its main goal was to increase thrust in the same engine size as the F404. The bypass ratio of the F414 was reduced to get most of the thrust gains and it became the lowest bypass ratio (0.25) fighter engine in production. As a result it has fuel burn numbers worse than the older F404 and worse than most 40 year old engines.
LightningZ71 wrote:They don't have the experience in applied material science in constructing the types of structures needed in a CURRENT generation jet engine (blown hollow titanium fan blades, carbon fiber blades, and the high temperature metals needed in the HP turbine sections in current generation high efficiency engines.
But they want this engine ready to go in a decade?
India's Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk 2 programme is languishing without funding, months after the project was approved by New Delhi.
bunumuring wrote:Hey art,
Would India joining forces with Korea on the KF-21 be an option or has it ever been considered? Just wondering.
Take care,
Bunumuring
Indonesia’s share of the costs for the developmental Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21/I-FX remain a sticking point, with Jakarta to put forward a new payment schedule.
art wrote:Joining forces with any well organised foreign project would probably lead to that project being cursed unless India had no say in its management.
RJMAZ wrote:
The problem is India is overconfident with their aerospace abilities so they will always try to manage and take on risky parts of a project. The most logical way to proceed would be for India to accept its limitations and build the KF-21 under licence on an Indian assembly line. I am sure Korea will go a step further than the French Rafale deal and provide excellent technology transfer. Like the F-35 program, Indian made parts could be used for aircraft also built on the Korean assembly line.
RJMAZ wrote:art wrote:Joining forces with any well organised foreign project would probably lead to that project being cursed unless India had no say in its management.
I agree 100%.
The problem is India is overconfident with their aerospace abilities so they will always try to manage and take on risky parts of a project. The most logical way to proceed would be for India to accept its limitations and build the KF-21 under licence on an Indian assembly line. I am sure Korea will go a step further than the French Rafale deal and provide excellent technology transfer. Like the F-35 program, Indian made parts could be used for aircraft also built on the Korean assembly line.
Korea plans to develop a carrier capable version of the KF-21 that would easily fit the small elevators on the Indian aircraft carrier.
Korea also plans to develop a F414 class turbofan engine with $3.8 billion allocated over 10 years. The goals if both countries are identical it makes perfect sense for India to become a partner.
https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/ ... jet-engine
Korea's state-run arms procurement agency said, Thursday, it seeks to achieve "tentative" combat suitability of the KF-21 Boramae by May ― six months earlier than planned ― in order to kick off mass production of the domestically developed fighter jet next year.
The 4.5-generation combat aircraft is expected to enter service in 2026, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration added.
Since its maiden flight in July 2022, four prototypes of the KF-21, developed by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), have flown a total of 142 sorties as of March 10, including a flight reaching supersonic speed. It also carried out a successful flight with its advanced active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar mounted earlier this month.
Korea's homegrown KF-21 Boramae fighter jet has achieved "tentative" combat sustainability, laying the groundwork for mass production of the combat aircraft from next year, according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), Tuesday.
The state-run arms procurement agency announced that the KF-21 had passed the provisional testing scheme following hundreds of ground and test flights carried out over the last two years.
Gaining tentative combat sustainability allows Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to begin mass production even before prototypes meet all combat requirements.
The fifth prototype of the Korean KF-21 Boramae fighter successfully completed its first test flight. The aircraft took off for the first time on May 16 at 14:19 (local time)
The new Turkish fighter is still under development with test stages in preparation for the maiden flight. As previously mentioned by Erdoğan, the preferred date for the Kaan’s first flight is October 29, 2023, when the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic will be celebrated.
art wrote:A retired IAF Jaguar pilot, turned analyst, gives his views on the AMCA...
https://eurasiantimes.com/indias-amca-n ... -defining/
RJMAZ wrote:The timeline comes down to budget. Throw $50 billion at the program and India will get a 5th gen fighter in 10 years.
The CBI has booked British Aerospace (BAE) Systems and Rolls Royce India Pvt Ltd, for allegedly paying bribe through arms dealers Sudhir Choudhrie and his father Bhanu Choudhrie to clinch a deal in 2004 from India for 66 Hawk advanced jet trainers (AJTs).
The case comes as a setback to BAE Systems and Rolls Royce given the UK’s keen interest in exploiting opportunities in the Indian defence sector.
In an FIR registered on May 23, the CBI charged that the Choudhries are “unregistered Indian agent/middlemen who worked for Rolls Royce and BAE Systems, UK” and allegedly used their “influence on Indian Public Servants to induce the government of India to approve the (Hawk) deal” despite signing of integrity pacts that barred paying commission, influence peddling and engaging agents.
Ukraine enters the tender for the engine of the KAAN fighter jet
Without the chance to operate Lockheed Martin’s 5th generation jet, the TAI Kaan could fill the country’s stealth interceptor gap. The new fighter is also expected to replace the more than 200 F-16 fighters in the Turkish fleet over the next decade.
TAI schedules the entry into service of the Kaan in Turkey for mid-2029. The Turkish Air Force, although participating in the project, has not yet formalized an order for the aircraft.
An in-principle agreement(likely a MoU) will likely be signed when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits USA from June 21st. GE F414 will be manufactured in India with a higher level of ToT compared to similar US deals with South Korea or Sweden. The deal will see HAL manufacture F414 jet engines in India for Tejas Mk2 & AMCA Mk1 fighter jets.
US Government has given the necessary clearances for the Transfer of Technology (ToT) of GE Engine to India. India will hold the licence to make GE F414 engines for Tejas Mk2 & AMCA Mk1 along with possible usage in TEDBF project of Indian Navy. This could mean a production run of 300+ engines easily. The localisation content in the engine will likely be upto 70%. USA will also transfer critical technology which India can use in domestic engine developments. USA is unlikely to give Intellectual Property Rights to India, but will try to offer an upgraded GE F414 engine for Tejas MK2. Currently Rolls-Royce of UK, Safran of France and GE of USA are vying to partner India for power plant of AMCA Mk2 project.