LOK SABHA
The indigenously
developed Kaveri engine for Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)
has accumulated more than 1200 hours of ground testing. The core
engine Kabini has been successfully tested at CIAM, Russia
and the full engine is likely to be dispatched to Russia for altitude
testing during January next year. It is planned to carry out test
flight of Kaveri engine with LCA by June 2005. The design
of Kaveri engine is totally indigenous. Major thrust has
been given for indigenous development of materials, sub-systems
and general spares. Kaveri engine is planned to have 75
per cent indigenous content during initial series production and
efforts would be made for raising it progressively.
This information
was given by the Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes in a written
reply to Shri Tufani Saroj in Lok Sabha today.
