UAV Turbine Engines (Small Class)
$0.08 bnAnnual import
15%Indian capability
4,450Supplier concentration (HHI)
₹1,500 crTo localise
Why India imports it. Honeywell, Rolls-Royce, PBS dominate; India has PTAE-7 at HAL, limited scale.
Why it matters. MALE/HALE UAVs (Tapas, Ghatak) need indigenous turbine.
Can India localise it? Partial - 5-7 years.
Where it comes from. USA (60%), UK (25%), Germany (15%).
Scorecard
The ten indices
CMDI 72.9Dependency
LPI 38.75Localisation potential
IAI 53Investment attractiveness
SRI 76.25Supply risk
SCI 63.75Supply-chain complexity
TRI 42.25Technology readiness
IMI 73.5Industrial multiplier
NSRI 68.5National-security relevance
EPI 55Export potential
ICGI 73Capability gap
Who makes it
Manufacturers
In India
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE)
Global leaders
HoneywellRolls RoycePbs Aerospace
On the ground
Localisation projects
- ADE TAPAS UAV Production (BEL/HAL)
Intelligence
Related signals
- India Now Has a Structured Map of Where It Stays Import-Dependent
- India's Deepest Chokepoints: EUV Photoresist, Leading-Edge Logic and Aero-Engines
- Where Dependency Meets Feasibility: SiC Power and Display-Driver ICs Are the Build-Now Surfaces
- Rare Earth Separation → Magnets → Motors: The Defence and Robotics Chokepoint
Sources
Primary references
Confidence: Reasoned estimate. Reasoned estimate. Part of Techadyant Labs' Critical Manufacturing Dependencies (Edition I).