DRDO develops indigenous 350 kg thrust expendable turbo jet engine

• India has successfully developed the first indigenous expendable turbo jet engine of 350 kg thrust class.

• It is a landmark achievement for India’s aerospace and defence ecosystem. 

• It was designed by DRDO’s Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), Bengaluru.

• The engine was successfully realised and delivered to GTRE by Azad Engineering, Hyderabad.

• The delivery marks the culmination of years of precision engineering, advanced manufacturing, and close partnership between India's scientific and industrial communities.

• Mastered by only a handful of nations, jet engine technology is widely regarded as one of the most sophisticated engineering disciplines in the world, demanding exceptional precision, advanced metallurgy, and uncompromising manufacturing standards. 

• Delivery of such a complex system based on the design of DRDO reflects the growing technological capabilities of the Indian defence industry.