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AMCA (Concept Image)
AMCA project: After Operation Sindoor and the recent India-Pakistan conflict, India has ramped up efforts to upgrade its fighter aircraft fleet by acquiring 5th-generation fighter jets– either the US-made F-35 or Russian Sukhoi Su-57. However, apart from hashing out deals to procure 5th-gen aircraft from other countries, India has also launched its own 5th-generation fighter jet program, and discussions are underway for a 6th-gen aircraft that will render even the most advanced fighters currently in operation as obsolete and significantly boost the aerial superiority of the Indian Air Force. What is India's AMCA project?
The Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) is a planned all-weather fifth-generation stealth, multirole combat aircraft being developed by the state-owned Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) under the Ministry of Defence. The 5th-gen fighter will be equipped with indigenous technology, and the Narendra Modi government has allocated Rs 15,000 for the design and development of the first prototype of the futuristic warplane.
The AMCA is expected to be inducted into service in the early 2030s and mass production is scheduled to begin by 2035. Once operational, it will also lay the outline for the development of a 6th-generation fighter plan, which is also being discussed among Indian defense circles. Does India have a 6th-gen fighter jet program?
While India has not officially announced a 6th-gen fighter jet program, there are serious discussions among defense circles that the leap from 5th-gen to 6th-gen will not take much time after the AMCA is inducted into service.
In an article published on defense website Indian Defense Research Wing (Idrw), Dr. Kota Harinarayan, the chief designer of Tejas fighter jet claimed that India has the technical know-how to develop a 6th-generation unmanned fighter aircraft, which will be based on the flying wing design.
Dr. Harinarayan asserted that Indian aeronautical engineers have the capability to develop a 6th-gen fighter plane, and work on the matter has already started on the ground, adding that all they require is a go ahead from the government.
