Military aviation awaits the 'Kaveri' thrust. From: Times of India (New Delhi, India) | Date: January 27, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 The Times of India. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Jan. 27--BANGALORE, India -- At Aero India 2003, standing beside an original GE 404 engine, meant for India's indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA-Tejas), an American engineer from General Electric remarked: "You guys will never be a major aviation force until you develop your own fighter engine."

With India claiming to have bounced back from a nearly three-decade lull in indigenous Military aircraft development, the American engineer was referring to the final frontier...