India has been working on the ambitious Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) project to develop the medium weight deep penetration fighter jet with advanced stealth features to bolster its air power capability.
Execution Model for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft. Pic/PTI
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the “execution model” to implement a mega project to indigenously develop a fifth generation deep penetration advanced medium combat aircraft for the Indian Air force.
India has been working on the ambitious Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) project to develop the medium weight deep penetration fighter jet with advanced stealth features to bolster its air power capability.
“In a significant push towards enhancing India’s indigenous defence capabilities and fostering a robust domestic aerospace industrial ecosystem, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the AMCA Programme Execution Model,” the defence ministry said.
“This is an important step towards harnessing the indigenous expertise, capability and capacity to develop the AMCA prototype, which will be a major milestone towards Atma Nirbharta (self-reliance) in the aerospace sector,” it said. The initial development cost of the project has been estimated at around Rs 15,000 crore.
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