There is another news which states that GTRE has not made claim of 90KN thrust but 85+. Even if it's 85+ will take care of covering for the Tejas MK1 and MK1A fleet.bkswarti wrote: ↑23 Mar 2026 08:52How reliable is this source. Hoping this is true.Rakesh wrote: ↑23 Mar 2026 05:41 https://x.com/InsightGL/status/2035558825231864186?s=20 ---> Kaveri 2 Update
To make this happen, the initial Kaveri that comes out with 82KN thrust should be going on the initial lot of 40 Tejas MK1. For sure these need upgraded to MK1A standard as well. Then when the Kaveri 2.0 WITH 85+KN comes the rest of the Tejas MK1A will be taken care by Kaveri 2.0
Above these we will need a larger one that can replace the F414 that gives around 100KN+ or so. This can be based on the tech that has been developed for the Kaveri 2.0. This should be going on into the Tejas MK2. Probably around 200 plus Tejas MK2 will be needed and that many engines.
