Tejas LCA Mk2 fighters get advanced GE-F414 engine. Which other jets have this?
Hindustan TimesThe General Electric Aerospace in a landmark announcement on Thursday said that it has signed a pact with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to jointly produce fighter jet engines for Indian Air Force’s Light Combat Aircraft -Mk-II -Tejas. Super Hornet Developed by American aerospace giant Boeing, the F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornets are twin-engine, multirole fighter jets that can operate from aircraft carriers. The two versions currently in service with the US Navy - single-seat F/A-18E and dual-seat F/A-18F - can perform virtually every mission in the tactical spectrum - from air superiority and precision strikes to escorting other planes or recon of enemy territory and also suppression of enemy air defences. Growler Also by Boeing, the EA-18G Growler is a carrier-based, electronic warfare fighter jet; it is an upgrade of the 18F Super Hornet that entered the US naval service in 2009 with multiple variants.
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