 On 20 November 2016, DRDO Director General for Aeronautics Cluster C P Ramanarayanan confirmed that DRDO and French Snecma have tied up to revive Kaveri Engine as part of the offsets deal for 36 Rafale jet.It is expected that the engine would be integrated and tested in LCA Tejas by 2018.In 2018, La Tribune reported that French Snecma will help in production of the Kaveri by sharing M88's technology.