India and France have advanced plans to co-develop a 120 kN-class turbofan for the AMCA, with DRDO/GTRE and Safran targeting a decade-long development under a government-to-government framework valued around ₹61,000 crore ($7 billion), announced publicly by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on 22 August 2025 and aligned with the Horizon 2047 roadmap. Reports indicate the engine will integrate indigenous 3D thrust vectoring nozzles to improve maneuverability and rear-aspect stealth, with a combined 240 kN thrust expected to suit hot-and-high operations and eventual AMCA MkII requirements, while AMCA MkI prototypes and early units will use GE F414 engines toward flight timelines around 2028–2029 and series production by 2035. The programme is framed as a clean-sheet 120 kN design beyond the M88 lineage, with emphasis on stealth compatibility and super-manoeuvrability over adaptive-cycle complexity, and could converge with the Navy’s TEDBF needs that also call for roughly 220–240 kN combined thrust, supporting broader self-reliance and Indo-French strategic cooperation.