New Delhi, March 27 -- American defence major GE Aerospace on Wednesday said it delivered the first of 99 F-404 aircraft engines to the public sector aerospace conglomerate Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Tejas light combat jet programme.
The HAL is procuring the engines to power the Mk-1A variant of the Tejas jets.
In February 2021, the defence ministry sealed a '48,000 Crore deal with HAL for the procurement of indigenously designed 83 Tejas MK-1A jets for the IAF.
The deliveries were to begin in March last year. However, not a single aircraft has been delivered yet.
The start of supply of the F404-IN20 engines by the American aircraft defence major is expected to help the HAL start delivery of the jets to the IAF.
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