used on Kuwaiti Hornets, later U.S. C and D Hornets, and subsequent Hornets. The KAI T-50 Golden Eagle uses a single General Electric F404-102 turbofan engine with Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) system. The engine consists of three-staged fans, seven axial stage arrangement, and an afterburner. The aircraft has a maximum speed of Mach 1.5. Its engine produces a maximum of 17,700 lbf (78.7 kN) of thrust with afterburner. Almost 4,000 F404 engines power the F/A-18 Hornets in service worldwide. The F404 engine family had totaled over 12 million flight hours by 2010. For HAL Tejas, GE developed an uprated F404-IN20, which is the highest thrust variant in F404 family, and which produces a maximum of 19,000 lbf (84 kN) of thrust with afterburner. It incorporates latest hot section materials and technologies as well as FADEC system for reliable power and performance. On 17 August 2021, India signed a contract with GE worth to supply 99 F404 engine and service support by 2029. F412 GE developed the F404 into the F412-GE-400 non-afterburning turbofan for the McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II. After the cancellation of the A-12, the research was directed toward an engine for the Super Hornet, which evolved into the F414. Applications F404 Boeing Phantom Ray Boeing X-45C Boeing–Saab T-7 Red Hawk FMA SAIA 90 (as designed, not built) Dassault Rafale A (prototype only) Grumman A-6F Intruder II Grumman X-29 HAL Tejas Mk 1/1A Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk KAI T-50 Golden Eagle McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet (A-D) Northrop F-20 Tigershark Northrop Grumman Model 400 Rockwell-MBB X-31 ST Aerospace A-4SU Super Skyhawk TAI Hürjet F412 McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II (as designed, not built) Specifications (F404-GE-402) See also References Jenkins, Dennis R. F/A-18 Hornet: A Navy Success Story. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000. . External links GE Aviation F404 page F404 page on GlobalSecurity.org Low-bypass turbofan engines F404 1970s turbofan engines