Small Turbojet Engine Developments in India for UCAV & Missile Applications

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Question: No, great. I mean, got it. The second one is essentially on ATGG engine. So I just wanted to understand the road map of delivery. And if I'm not mistaken, there are 18 to 20 engines that you have to deliver in maybe 1.5 years. So just wanted to understand where we are on that development process?
So Amit, I would just give you an idea, it was years, years got to months, now it has come to weeks. So we are not far away. Even we are super excited, especially me, myself, I'm super excited to deliver this to the government, much needed for the country at this hour. So it's not far away.

Question: Just wanted to ask how many ATGG engines we have the order for? And what would be the delivery time lines?
So it will be difficult to share that information as it's a part of a coveted national defense program. And like our Chairman addressed this before, I think it's a matter of -- we are in the process of delivering it and soon we will be able to share more updates on it officially. But we may not be able to discuss specific numbers about it. We can tell you that, yes, there have been great advancements internally. We are very confident moving forward on this space, but sharing specific numbers around this will be difficult. Thank you.
 
Yantur introduces TJ1.6 which shall power our Svayatt-TD1 Target Drone Platform.

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Yantur 4.5 kN Turbofan Engine Solution from Paninian-India's First Private-Sector Development in its Class which can power our Svayatt-L1 Long Range Cruise Missile.

A 100% indigenous effort right from the conceptual phase.

A crucial milestone of maturing Detailed Design in our journey...Looking forward to getting right support from our Ecosystem for fully realizing this Engine soon including availability of Test Rigs for this class of Engines which require Multi-stage Compressor and Turbine Testing including High Altitude Tests.

The beauty of this engine lies in the fact that its core can fully be extended to realize higher thrust derivates to power the CCAV platform.

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Source: Paninian Aerospace | LinkedIn

 

Successful development of first indigenous Expendable Turbo Jet Engine of 350 kg thrust class

प्रविष्टि तिथि: 23 JUL 2026 8:19PM by PIB Delhi

The first indigenous Expendable Turbo Jet Engine of 350 kg thrust class, designed by DRDO’s Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), has been successfully developed. GTRE had identified Azad Engineering, Hyderabad as Industry partner for the manufacturing and assembly of the engine. On July 22, 2026, the engine was successfully realised and delivered to GTRE by Azad Engineering, a landmark achievement for India's aerospace and defence ecosystem. The delivery marks the culmination of years of precision engineering, advanced manufacturing, and close partnership between India's scientific & industrial communities.

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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 complex system based on the design of DRDO reflects the growing technological capabilities of the Indian Defence Industry.


The engine was handed over to Distinguished Scientist & Director General (Aeronautical Systems) Dr K Rajalakshmi Menon and Outstanding Scientist and Director GTRE Dr SV Ramanamurty by CEO Azad Engineering Shri Rakesh Chopdar.

Defence Secretary and Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh complimented the partnership of GTRE and industry that has been instrumental in transforming the vision into a historic milestone.
 

Successful development of first indigenous Expendable Turbo Jet Engine of 350 kg thrust class

प्रविष्टि तिथि: 23 JUL 2026 8:19PM by PIB Delhi

The first indigenous Expendable Turbo Jet Engine of 350 kg thrust class, designed by DRDO’s Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), has been successfully developed. GTRE had identified Azad Engineering, Hyderabad as Industry partner for the manufacturing and assembly of the engine. On July 22, 2026, the engine was successfully realised and delivered to GTRE by Azad Engineering, a landmark achievement for India's aerospace and defence ecosystem. The delivery marks the culmination of years of precision engineering, advanced manufacturing, and close partnership between India's scientific & industrial communities.

PIC1(5)129R.jpeg



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 complex system based on the design of DRDO reflects the growing technological capabilities of the Indian Defence Industry.


The engine was handed over to Distinguished Scientist & Director General (Aeronautical Systems) Dr K Rajalakshmi Menon and Outstanding Scientist and Director GTRE Dr SV Ramanamurty by CEO Azad Engineering Shri Rakesh Chopdar.

Defence Secretary and Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh complimented the partnership of GTRE and industry that has been instrumental in transforming the vision into a historic milestone.
Congrats RCI / CSIR-NAL on successfully commercializing the 3.4kN ATGG
Wishing equivalent rapid success to RCI / CSIR-NAL in the 2.7kN Small Gas Turbine Jet Engine commercialization as well and curious to discover what it will be used in.