Archive · 23 Aug 2025
India, France to Co-Produce Fighter Jet Engines: Rajnath Singh
India is teaming up with a French company, Safran, to make engines for advanced fighter jets.
This means India will be able to build its own military equipment, which is a big step forward.
The government wants other companies to invest in making these things in India too.
India is selling more military products to other countries, and making more at home.
This helps India become stronger in defense.
India will manufacture fifth-generation fighter aircraft engines with France's Safran.
This collaboration aims to boost indigenous defense and aerospace capabilities.
Rajnath Singh invited global firms to invest in India's defense manufacturing sector.
Defense exports have increased significantly in the last decade.
Domestic defense production has more than tripled in the last decade.
- Who
- India and Safran (France).
- What
- India will manufacture fifth-generation fighter aircraft engines with Safran.
- When
- Announced recently.
- Where
- India.
- Why
- To strengthen indigenous defense and aerospace capabilities.
- Partnership
- India and Safran
- Focus
- Fifth-generation fighter aircraft engines
- Defense Exports (2013-14)
- Rs 686 crore
- Defense Exports (2024-25)
- Rs 23,622 crore
- Domestic Production (2014)
- Rs 40,000 crore
- Domestic Production (2024-25)
- Over Rs 1.5 lakh crore
- Export Target (This Year)
- ₹30,000 crore
- Export Target (By 2029)
- ₹50,000 crore
Sources
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