India’s aerospace dream hits a wall: Jet Engines. While India masters missiles and drones, it remains tethered to foreign GE engines for its Tejas fleet.
Meanwhile, China has surged ahead, mass-producing indigenous WS-10 and WS-15 engines for its J-20 stealth fighters.
Is it reverse engineering, massive investment, or policy? Beijing’s engine dominance is the ultimate gap in Asia’s aerial power struggle.