Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday approved the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) program execution model, as efforts were made to increase indigenous defense capabilities and promote a strong domestic aerospace industrial ecosystem.The program will be implemented by Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) in collaboration with industry partners. The execution structure ensures similar competitive opportunities for both private and public sector institutions. According to the Ministry of Defense, participants can present dialects individually through joint enterprises, or as consortia. The participating unit should be an Indian company that follows national laws and rules. This strategic initiative marks a significant progress towards developing the AMCA prototype, which represents a significant achievement in the self -sufficiency of the aerospace field. The ADA will soon issue an expression (EOI) for the AMCA development phase.The Cabinet Committee on security approved the project on 7 March 2024 to design and develop AMCA Jet. AMCA is a fifth generation, medium-wise stealth fighter jet developed by DRDO, priced at around Rs 15,000 crore.However, however, will be ready for production by only 2035 according to the current deadline, however, with stealth features such as AMCA, expected thrust-to-weet ratio, advanced sensor fusion and “Sypentine Air-Attech”,, however, however, according to the current deadline. In India, AMCA Tejas will follow the progressive induction of Mark-1A and Mark-2 jet, which are all important for IAF as it is currently struggling with only 31 fighter squadron when 42.5 are authorized to deal with the threat of China-Pakistan.While IAF currently has only 40 Tejas Mark-1 jet operated by Ge-F404 engines, 83 better Tejas Mark-1A delivery of fighters will start soon for Rs 46,898 crore, and there will be another 97 such jets for about Rs 67,000 crore.
