GTRE GTX-35VS Kaveri - Applications

Applications

Plans are also already under way for derivatives of the Kaveri, including a non-afterburning version for an advanced jet trainer and a high-bypass-ratio turbofan based on the Kaveri core, named as Kabini.

• GTX-35VS Kaveri:
  • HAL Tejas (planned for production models)
    • Kaveri Engine for LCA
      • Name of the Project / Programme -- Kaveri Engine for LCA
      • Date of Sanction—30 Mar 1989
      • Original Probable Date of Completion (PDC) -- 31 Dec 1996
      • Revised PDC—31 Dec 2010
      • Technologies / Products developed and status of Projects / Programmes on 3 May 2010—About 1880 hrs on engine test has been completed on various prototypes of Kaveri Engine. A total of eight Kaveri Engines and four core engines have been manufactured, assembled and tested. High Altitude testing on core engine has been completed successfully.
  • HAL Medium Combat Aircraft (conceptual)
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
• Derivatives:
  • The Indian government plans to adapt and further develop the Kaveri engine design and technology to create a gas-turbine powerplant for armoured fighting vehicles such as the Arjun tank.
  • Kaveri Marine Gas Turbine (KMGT), a recently developed derivative of the GTX-35VS Kaveri engine for ships.
  • Indian Railways has expressed interest in utilizing Kaveri to power locomotives