India’s long-struggling Kaveri engine project has unexpectedly re-emerged as a potential game-changer, not for the fighter jets it was originally meant to power, but for a new generation of unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs). In a significant development, the dry variant of the Kaveri

India’s indigenous jet engine development has received a major boost, with the government approving additional funding to fast-track the Kaveri engine program. This renewed investment aims to accelerate the development of both the Kaveri Derivative Engine (KDE) and the more advanced Kaveri 2.0. Both variants are essential to future combat aviation platforms such as the