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The hashtag #FundKaveriEngine has taken over social media in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor, India's precision strike on terror camps following the Pahalgam attack. This renewed interest comes as the Defence Ministry recently approved the execution model for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), a major step in India's indigenous 5th-gen fighter jet programme.

Citizens and defence enthusiasts alike are now urging the government to back the Kaveri engine project, a long-standing dream to develop India's own jet engine and reduce dependency on imports like the American GE F404.

The Kaveri engine is a low-bypass, twin-spo...