India’s TEJAS MK-1A fighter jet program has encountered a serious bottleneck due to delays in the supply of GE F404 engines. Production lines at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited have been slowed, with several completed airframes awaiting engines before delivery to the Indian Air Force, TOI reported.What began as a logistical disruption has now exposed a deeper vulnerability in India’s defence
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