GTRE Kaveri GTX-35VS
GTRE's Kaveri GTX-35VS is an indigenous afterburning turbofan program originally intended to power India's Light Combat Aircraft. DRDO documents extensive prototype, ground, and flight-test work, while its current dry derivative has been cleared for inflight testing for UAV applications; the program remains in development.
Identity
- Aliases
- KaveriGTX-35VS KaveriKaveri engine
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- turbofan
- Name
- GTRE Kaveri GTX-35VS
- Status
- development
Details
- Air Breathing Specs
- Afterburning Thrust Kn
- 70.4
- Description
- GTRE's Kaveri GTX-35VS is an indigenous afterburning turbofan program originally intended to power India's Light Combat Aircraft. DRDO documents extensive prototype, ground, and flight-test work, while its current dry derivative has been cleared for inflight testing for UAV applications; the program remains in development.
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 20:15:42 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 20:39:23 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- DRDO describes the Kaveri program's LCA origin, extensive ground/high-altitude testing, and a dry derivative cleared for inflight testing for UAV applications; it reports approximately 49–51 kN for the current dry version.
- Publisher
- Defence Research and Development Organisation
- Title
- DRDO Newsletter — Kaveri dry derivative cleared for inflight testing
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- DRDO identifies the GTX-35VS Kaveri as an afterburning turbofan assigned to GTRE for the LCA, with nine full-scale prototypes, four core engines, over 3,000 hours of ground testing, and flight trials on an Il-76 flying test bed.
- Publisher
- Defence Research and Development Organisation
- Title
- DRDO News — Kaveri GTX-35VS development history
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- DRDO identifies the Kabini core as the Kaveri engine's high-pressure-core technology demonstrator for hot-end and aero-mechanical studies.
- Publisher
- Defence Research and Development Organisation / GTRE
- Title
- Kaveri Core Engine — Kabini
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- DRDO reports that the Kaveri's wet/afterburning thrust reached 70.4 kN against an 81 kN target; this is a measured development-test result, not an in-service rating.
- Publisher
- Defence Research and Development Organisation
- Title
- DRDO News — Kaveri engine development and wet-thrust shortfall