How will GE F404 engines power India's Tejas Mk-1A? Cost, deadline and number of jets to use them | Explained

After a delay of over two years due to global supply chain disruptions, the Indian Air Force's (IAF) much-anticipated Tejas Mk1A Light Combat Aircraft program is set to gain momentum. General Electric (GE) is all set to begin delivering 99 F404-IN20 engines to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) by the end of March, with the first engines expected to reach India this year. 

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