New Delhi, July 15 -- Critical commercial negotiations between India and the United States for the GE-414 jet engines are ongoing, and the project is expected to be finalised by March next year.

The negotiations are ongoing, and we expect to sign the deal for the GE-414 engines by the end of this financial year, defence officials said here.

The programme for getting the jet engines is part of the LCA Mark 2 project, which is planned to be inducted into the Indian Air Force in the next four years.

The deal has been pending for a long time as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and American GE Aerospace have been discussing the project, which would see the engines getting manufactured in India, they said.

Meanwhile, India received the second ...