Both face complex technological challenges like advanced avionics, it says
A total ₹11,096 crore has been spent till date on the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) and the Kaveri jet engine development programmes, the government informed Parliament on Wednesday.
“The LCA programme has run for 36 years and Keveri engine development for 30 years. The time taken for these developments is due to the complex technological challenges and the gradual development of the necessary eco-system,” Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
