HAL Shares Get GE Boost: First Tejas LCA Jet Engine Arrive

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. received the first of the nearly 100 advanced engines it has ordered from US defence major GE Aerospace for the Tejas fighter jets. GE Aerospace's F404-IN20 engine was selected for the single-engine Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Mk-1A jets in 2004. HAL had contracted GE for 99 of these engines worth Rs 5,400 crore in 2021, but deliveries have been delayed. HAL bagged the order for 83 Tejas Mk-1A worth Rs 46,900 crore in February 2021, originally slated for rollout in 2023. However, delays in engine supply and production setup postponed the schedule.