Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE)

DRDO aero-engine R&D lab — Kaveri turbofan, Ghatak/AMCA powerplant studies.

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At a Glance

Headquarters
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Type
DRDO Laboratory — aero-engine R&D
Founded
1959
India entity
GTRE, DRDO, Bengaluru
Listed
Not applicable (government lab)
Key India role
GTRE is DRDO's lead laboratory for aero-engine R&D. Its flagship programme is the Kaveri turbofan engine, originally developed for the LCA Tejas but not adopted due to weight and thrust shortfalls. Th
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What It Is

GTRE is DRDO's lead laboratory for aero-engine R&D. Its flagship programme is the Kaveri turbofan engine, originally developed for the LCA Tejas but not adopted due to weight and thrust shortfalls. The Kaveri has been used as a technology demonstrator and a maritime derivative (Kaveri Marine) was tested for naval applications. GTRE is now developing the Kaveri derivative for the Ghatak UCAV and AMCA powerplant studies, and is part of the MoD's aero-engine roadmap with Safran and GE Aerospace partnerships.

Sources: [1][2][3]

Deployments & Procurement

1 documented India deployment(s)/procurement(s).

AgencyContextYearQuantity / NoteSources
DRDO Ghatak UCAV programmeKaveri derivative for UCAV2020In development[1][2]

Open Questions

  • Will the Kaveri derivative power the production AMCA?
  • Has Safran's proposed 100% ToT M88 partnership with DRDO been agreed?

Import Dependencies

Not analysed in this dossier.

Sources

  1. src-01Official
    GTRE — official site
    DRDO·accessed 2026-08-30

    DRDO deep-link to GTRE laboratory page

  2. src-02Official
    Kaveri engine — DRDO brochure
    DRDO·accessed 2026-08-30

    DRDO Kaveri product page

  3. src-03Credible
    Kaveri engine for Ghatak UCAV — Janes
    Janes·2020-08-15·accessed 2026-08-30

    Coverage of Kaveri engine for Ghatak UCAV

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