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GTRE GTX-35VS Kaveri
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The GTRE GTX-35VS Kaveri is an afterburning turbofan project developed by the Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), a lab under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Bengaluru, India. An Indian design, the Kaveri was originally intended to power production models of the HAL Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. However, the Kaveri programme failed to satisfy the necessary technical requirements or keep up with its envisaged timelines and was officially delinked from the Tejas programme in September 2008.
GTX-35VS Kaveri | |
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GTRE GTX-35VS engine on display | |
Type | Afterburning turbofan |
National origin | India |
Manufacturer | Gas Turbine Research Establishment Godrej & Boyce |
First run | 1996 |
Major applications | HAL Tejas, DRDO Ghatak |
Number built | 9[1] |
After being on hold for nearly a decade a dry variant of the Kaveri engine is now being developed to power the DRDO Ghatak.[2]