Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Project

Planned

India's Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme is a fifth-generation stealth fighter project aimed at boosting India's airpower and defence indigenisation. The project involves developing a 25-tonne, multi-role, twin-engine stealth aircraft with AI-enabled avionics, supercruise capability, and internally stored weapons. The programme will be executed through an industry partnership model involving both public and private players, with the Aeronautical Design Agency leading the execution and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) as a front-runner. The project also includes plans for a domestically manufactured turbofan engine in collaboration with international manufacturers.