India's Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), part of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an aero-engine which will potentially make India self-reliance in aero-engine technology. What is the name of the engine ?

The aero-engine developed by the Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), a laboratory under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), is named the Kaveri engine [2]. Named after the sacred river in southern India, the GTX-35VS Kaveri is an afterburning turbofan project [2]. It was originally initiated in 1986 with the primary objective of powering the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas. Although the engine faced technical challenges regarding thrust and weight requirements—leading to its official delinking from the Tejas program in 2008—it remains a critical milestone in India's pursuit of self-reliance in aero-engine technology [2]. Development continues through variants like the Kaveri Derivative Engine (KDE) and the Kaveri Marine Gas Turbine (KMGT) [2].

Sources

1. [1] https://mod.gov.in/sites/default/files/MOD-English2004.pdf
2. [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GTRE_GTX-35VS_Kaveri