Rs 2,101 Crore Spent On Development of Indigenous Kaveri Engine: Here's Why There's Been A Delay
The Aero engine developed by DRDO has not achieved the required thrust to power Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)
NEW DELHI: The government has spent Rs 2,101 crore so far on the development of the indigenous Kaveri Engine, said Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha in 2017.
The project for development of Kaveri Engine was sanctioned in 1989 with probable date of completion of 1996, which was extended to 2009. Government has further approved its continuation within the cost ceiling.
The engine developed by DRDO has not achieved the required thrust to power Light Combat Aircraft (LCA). Therefore, it has been decided to use Kaveri derivative engine ("dry" engine) without after burner for powering Indian Unmanned Combat Aircraft, Parrikar said.
The following are some of the major reasons for non-completion of project within the time-schedule, as cited by Parrikar in his written reply:
Although there has been delay in development of Aero-engine due to reasons stated above, DRDO for the first time ventured to initiate development of Aero-engine technology, which only few developed countries in the world possess.
The following are some of the major milestones achieved in this program:
The following are some of the major milestones achieved in this program:
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