DRDO delivers India’s first fully indigenous turbojet engine, opening a new chapter in aero-propulsion

New Delhi: India has taken a significant step towards self-reliance in aero-engine technology with the delivery of the country’s first fully indigenous expendable turbojet engine, built in the 350 kg thrust class and designed by the Gas Turbine...

GE’s engine squeeze: Accident, market force, or something more calculated?

GE F-414 jet engine (Photo: X)Two GE Aerospace engines – two programmes, two separate crises – have placed India’s indigenous fighter aviation ambitions under a degree of stress that is difficult to explain purely by market forces o...

AMCA engine at crossroads: GE Aerospace F414 cost surge forces DRDO to look beyond America, Safran and Rolls-Royce step in

Illustration for representation. (© India Sentinels 2026–27)New Delhi: A sharp and unexpected escalation in the cost of American jet engines has placed India’s most ambitious military aviation programme at a critical juncture. The Ae...

India clears key milestone as DRDO tests indigenous long-range cruise missile again

LRLACM during its test-flight from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha’s coast. (Photo: DRDO)New Delhi: India on Monday moved a step closer to fielding a homegrown long-range cruise missile after the Defence Research and Development Organisati...

Rolls-Royce offers India new engine for AMCA 5th-gen stealth fighter project, pitches full technology transfer

Illustration for representation. (© India Sentinels 2026–27)New Delhi: Rolls-Royce has formally proposed to co-develop a purpose-built jet engine for India’s fifth-generation stealth fighter programme and to set up a dedicated aero g...

India opens 5th-generation AMCA fighter programme to private companies

A model of the AMCA on display at the Aero India 2021. (File photo) New Delhi: India has taken a landmark step towards strengthening its indigenous defence manufacturing by opening its most ambitious aerospace project – the advanced medium...