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IAF and ADA have confirmed that India’s first 5th generation AMCA fighter jet will available Mark-1 and Mark-2 configuration with 40 jets to return in Mark-1 to be configured with F414-INS6 engines which generate 98kN Class of Wet Thrust which can also power Tejas Mk2 jet and also Carrier based TEDBF jet but GE’s plans to supply its F414 Enhanced Engine with uprated Class of Wet Thrust to India for AMCA Mark-2 might be turned down albeit GE agrees for full Transfer of Technology (ToT) as demanded by India for local manufacturing of India during a venture setup, as planners are now considering far more advance engines options for the AMCA Mark-2 fighter jet.
Reliable sources on the brink of idrw.org for the primary time has confirmed that any variants of F414 or EJ-200 engines will simply not be acceptable for the IAF since these engines were never developed keeping in mind the reduced thermal signature technology required for fighter jets within the buttocks and nor are often classified on be used for 5.5 Generation AMCA which India plans for its Mark-2 version.
5.5 Generation AMCA would require an engine that's not only equipped with next-generation but also radical state-of-the-art reaction-propulsion engine technology that has future growth potential for usage on 6th generation Manned and Unammned programs. Thermal Management System and Increased electric power generation capability including an intelligent power management system with usage of advanced composite materials are a number of the technologies which IAF/ADA are considering and this simply can’t come from existing engines which were conceived nearly 20-25 years back albeit upgraded with newer technologies since many of latest features require many deep core modifications which are simply not possible.
AMCA Mark-1 are going to be 5th generation aircraft which will carry many new technologies that are usually classified for a 5th Generation fighter jet aircraft like frontal stealth characters, DSI intakes, 360° multi-spectrum sensors, and next-generation AESA preparation Radar and EW technology. Since India is small late to hitch the 5th Generation fighter jet bandwagon, when other countries are already planning for 6th generation fighter jets post-2030, IAF and ADA have decided to include many new features of the 6th generation fighter jets in AMCA Mark-2 when it enters production in 2035.
AMCA Mark-2 are going to be classified as a 5.5th Generation aircraft not only due to new engines nor because it'll have Basic 5th Generation technology but it's been planned to feature a number of the 6th generation technology which most countries are currently planning which incorporates directed-energy weapons and Distributed Aperture Sensor (DAS) and host of latest features which are under development like Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System will help regain control of the aircraft just in case the pilot loses consciousness or is incapacitated. A helmet-mounted sensor will alert communication system , ready to "> which can be able to take over the aircraft’s controls to securely land the aircraft which ADA called “Artificial intelligence-based application”.
India is additionally in talks with Rolls-Royce which previously worked with GE for the event of the F136 engine for F-35 which is now powered by the F135 engine which was developed by Pratt & Whitney. Rolls-Royce has promised to jointly develop a replacement engine that's not supported the EJ-200 engine which powers Eurofighter Typhoon but has remained mum if it'll be based on technology developed for the now-abandoned F136 engine for the F-35 program. Rolls-Royce already is functioning on a replacement engine to power the BAE lead Tempest 6th gen fighter jet program which can have its planned flight in 2030 and induction post-2040.
Rolls-Royce has promised India full property rights (IPRs) for the proposed engine and full Transfer of Technology (ToT) for the proposed venture engine for the AMCA Mark-2 but as per information provided to idrw.org, India will got to spend nearly $2.5 to $3 Billion in initial investment for Prototypes and ground/flight trials of the new engines plus manufacturing and procurement cost besides. but India will get an engine that's future-ready not just for AMCA Mark-2 but also for what is going to begin after the AMCA program in 2040.
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