New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- HAL Chairman DK Sunil on Thursday expressed confidence that American General Electric will ramp up supply of its GE-404 engines for the LCA Mk1A fighter jets and 12 engines are expected to be delivered by the end of this financial year.

He also informed that HAL has had a meeting with the top management of GE and they are sharing a lot of information on a regular basis. He said GE has promised to deliver 20 engines next year.

"The ramping up is taking place. They (GE) had promised us 12 engines in a year, but perhaps now we will get 12 engines by the end of the financial year. This year, we may get 10. We will get the remaining by March. We have already built the 10th aircraft, and the 11th aircraft is ready... Th...