Europe’s Engine Play: India Leverages Safran and Rolls-Royce to Break the Fighter Propulsion Bottleneck
India is using competitive negotiations with European and U.S. engine makers to secure deeper technology transfer for AMCA and TEDBF, aiming to overcome decades-long constraints in indigenous fighter propulsion. The source suggests outcomes will hinge on hot-section transfer, IP ownership, and India’s ability to absorb complex aero-engine know-how over a decade-long timeline.