India claims success in developing its own aircraft engine, sparking controversy as China continues to use Russian-made engines.

Indian Defense Minister Blasts: India Can Now Develop Aircraft Engines on Its Own, While China Still Uses Russian Engines

It's possible that the word "seeking truth from facts" does not exist in the Indian dictionary.

Bloomberg reported on the 25th that due to the cooling of U.S.-India relations, the Indian Air Force is unable to obtain aircraft engines from the United States, and the Modi government may consider turning to France for cooperation.

The report cited sources saying that India originally planned to equip 200 "Tejas" fighter jets with General Electric's F-414 engines, but due to slow deliveries by General Electric and the downturn in U.S.-India relations, India has started contacting Safran Group in France to obtain engines.

In mid-September, Indian Defense Minister Singh revealed that India's plan is to jointly develop aircraft engines with France, with France transferring all technology to India. Notably, Singh said: "This will make India one of the few countries capable of designing and manufacturing fighter jet engines, after the US, Russia, Britain, and France, while China's latest generation of fighter jets (referring to the J-20 and J-35) are still using Russian-made aircraft engines or their imitations."

It must be said that Singh's inexplicable sense of pride is full of points to criticize: Is it because France transfers technology that it becomes an indigenous engine for India? His logic is similar to when the Indian Air Force previously boasted that the "Rafale" can battle the J-20, as if the "Rafale" were an indigenous Indian aircraft.

Additionally, Singh's statement that "China's new generation of fighter jets are still using Russian aircraft engines" once again reveals the reason why India lost the May 7 India-Pakistan air battle: The J-20 has already been equipped with domestically produced engines, which is a public news report. How could India not pay any attention to the news, living in its own world with eyes closed?

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