Joseph P Chacko

The writer is the Publisher of Frontier India and the author of the book Foxtrot to Arihant: The Story of Indian Navy’s Submarine Arm.

India’s Push for Indigenous Aero Engines: Can Public-Private Partnerships Revive the Kaveri Program?

Joseph P Chacko - April 11, 2025

India's pursuit of self-reliance in defense has rekindled its efforts to develop indigenous aero engines, with the Kaveri program, which has been delayed for an extended period, serving as the focal point of this...

Kaveri 2.0 Program: Overcoming Constraints to Power India’s Future Aircraft

Joseph P Chacko - April 8, 2025

India's progress toward self-reliance in military aviation engine technology has been significantly enhanced by the Kaveri Derivative Engine (KDE) and its advanced iteration, Kaveri 2.0 (K9/K10 engines). The Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) is...

GE’s F404-IN20 Engine Powers India’s Tejas Mk1A – What Makes It Special?

Joseph P Chacko - March 28, 2025

Following "tareekh pe tareekh," Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) announced on March 26 that it has finally received the first of 99 F404 engines ordered for the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Mk 1A fighter jet...

Meet the Boeing F-47: The Sixth-Gen Fighter Set to Replace the F-22 Raptor

Joseph P Chacko - March 24, 2025

On March 21, US President Donald Trump formally announced the decision to enter into a contract with Boeing to create the next-generation American fighter under the NGAD (Next Generation Air Dominance) program. The US...

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