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India's new defence model: Private sector can bid to make 5th-gen stealth fighter jet
India has cleared a new plan to develop its stealth fighter jet AMCA, opening the project to private companies along with HAL. The move aims to speed up development and boost the domestic aerospace industry. read more
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has given the approval for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme execution model. Image Courtesy: @DefenceMinIndia/X
India has approved a new plan for building its fifth-generation stealth fighter jet, the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), allowing private companies to join the project along with state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
The model, cleared by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, aims to speed up the jet's development by involving more players from India's aerospace industry, breaking from the tradition of only HAL making fighter jets.
The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), which is part of DRDO and will design the aircraft, will lead the project through partnerships with industry. An expression of interest for the AMCA development phase will be issued soon, the defence ministry said.
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