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#Safran, alongside co-developing a 120 kN engine for #AMCA, has proposed producing engines for India’s #TejasMk2. It is developing the 105 kN M88 T-REX for the #Rafale F5 with advanced coatings and improved thermal management for longer life, upgrades that could also be retrofitted into India’s Rafales. While integrating...

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