CSIR-NAL Unveils Three Indigenous Gas Turbine Engines

# CSIR-NAL Unveils Three Indigenous Gas Turbine Engines ### Why in News? **CSIR**-National Aerospace Laboratories unveiled three indigenous micro and small gas-tu**rbi**ne engines — **NJ-05**, **NJ-50** and **NJ-100** — for compact aerospace systems. ### Where can these engines be used? - The engines are designed for applications such as tactical UAVs, drone interceptors and compact missile systems. - Their names broadly correspond to thrust classes of 5 kg, 50 kg and 100 kg. - Developing such engines domestically reduces dependence on imported propulsion technology for small aerospace platforms. ### Exam Connect - **CSIR-NAL** → National Aerospace Laboratories, Bengaluru - **Applications** → UAVs, drone interceptors, compact missiles - **CSIR** → Ministry of Science & Technology