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It is pretty hard to put numbers to this. The commercial domain is more transparent one given the economies of scale (MRO workshops etc and raw number of flight hours daily compared to all airforces put together in a year etc). Think about China for example in its ferrari vs corolla ecosystem...

Well, meeting thrust (dry and wet) alone is insufficient. Even with raw "max" thrust met, there are operating conditions of interest (ramping A to B, sustaining at B etc.... at various ambient pressures from different altitudes/velocities etc) that have their own requirements...the ability to...

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/prime-minister-narendra-modi-french-president-emmanuel-macron-deals-defence-partnership-ai-collaboration-free-trade-2869731-2026-02-17 https://www.elysee.fr/emmanuel-macron/2026/02/17/india-france-joint-statement

https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-india-agrees-arms-deals-with-israel-for-86b-report-1001535026 The deals include SPICE 1000 precision guidance bombs, Rampage air-to-surface missiles, Air Lora air-launched ballistic missiles, and the Ice Breaker missile system, “Forbes India” reports.

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/india-likely-to-order-31-additional-rafale-m-fighter-jets-after-114-jet-iaf-deal-report-13828883.html

https://theprint.in/defence/top-us-military-commander-applauds-indias-tactical-execution-during-op-sindoor-adds-theres-lessons-too/2855496/

HAL will consolidate on existing capital + production (Tejas, helicopters etc)....there is backlog they have plenty to do streamlining it. AMCA adding to that doesn't make sense, so capital will deploy with private consortium. India cannot have just one monolith producer its dependent on...