Aerospace Diary

      AIN DEFENSE PERSPECTIVE  »  OCTOBER 19, 2012 by    NEELAM MATHEWS According to Honeywell, the Indian version of the F125 will drop-fit into the country’s Jaguar strike aircraft engine bays. (Photo: Honeywell) October 19, 2012, 10:55 AM Honeywell has been asked to quote for the supply of 270  F125IN  turbofan engines to replace the twin Rolls-Royce Adour Mk 821s on India’s 125-strong fleet of Jaguar strike aircraft. The F125IN  is 600 pounds lighter than the Adour and is expected to enable 25-percent-shorter hot-and-high takeoffs. India’s Jaguars have become overweight and underpowered as a result of avionics and systems upgrades. Rolls-Royce previously pitched for an upgrade to the Jaguar’s existing engines, claiming that this would minimize aircraft integration issues, use existing infrastructure at Hindustan Aeronautics ( HAL ) and provide economies of scale with the HAL -built  ...

Neelam Mathews Oct 5, 2012 Nothing is a breeze in India. But good news does tend to creep in.  The RFP for the Jaguar re-engining to Honeywell will be out by the end of this month, Chief of Air Staff NAK Browne told Aerospace Diary today at a press conference held before the celebration of the IAFs 80 th anniversary on Oct 8. It may be recalled in February 2011, Rolls Royce withdrew from the bid  to upgrade 120-twin engined Jaguars that have the Adour Mk821 engine. The bid had called for a new engine, not an upgraded one as was expected by Rolls. ( http://aerospacediary.blogspot.in/2011/02/rolls-royce-pulls-out-of-jaguar-engine.html ) . The Jaguars have become overweight and underpowered and will now have the Honeywell F125IN engine.