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India's Fifth-Generation Fighter Engine Just Got Three Times More Expensive. Here's Why That's Not the Same Crisis as the Headlines Suggest.
Reports of a "stalled" GE Aerospace engine deal for India's fighter programmes triggered alarm in late June 2026 — but a closer look shows two separate negotiation tracks: one for the Tejas Mk2 engine, progressing on schedule, and a second for the AMCA stealth fighter prototype, where GE has tripled its quoted price from roughly ₹70-80 crore to over ₹200 crore per engine. 3× 80% 15 200+ Price increase GE quoted for AMCA prototype F414 engines Technology transfer threshold Ind
Thoughts Initiative Team
Jun 83 min read
India Is About to Sign an $8 Billion Submarine Deal With Germany. Here's Why It Took 25 Years.
India's Project 75(I) submarine programme — first conceived in the late 1990s — is now in its final stages of approval, with an approximately $8 billion deal for six conventional submarines from Germany's TKMS expected to be signed within weeks following Finance Ministry clearance on May 28, and the new Navy Chief assuming charge May 31. ₹70,000+ Cr ($8 Bn) 25+ years 6 45 Project 75(I) total contract value Time from original conception to near-final approval Conventional subm
Thoughts Initiative Team
May 293 min read
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