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IAF to add clause on local engines for AMCA fighters NEW DELHI: The air force is likely to insist on a clause for development of an indigenous aero engine when it clears a multi-billion dollar programme to go ahead with the next generation Advanced Multirole Combat Aircraft (AMCA) by the...

Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA): Gen-5 fighter on track, plan to fly by 2025 With the Indian Air Force (IAF) already operating the Tejas Mark 1 fighter, the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) developing the Tejas Mark 2 and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) building the interim Tejas...

Defence ministry to seek Cabinet nod for prototype of desi stealth jet NEW DELHI: With the IAF now fully backing the indigenous development of a fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA), it’s all systems go for the desi stealth jet. The defence establishment plans to seek the Cabinet Committee...

BIG: No imports planned for 5th generation fighter jets. India to go for the indigenous Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), Air Chief says in response to my question.

Indigenous light combat aircraft targeted by 2022 Sanctioned by the government in 2009, the Mk II will be equipped with state-of-the-art AESA radar with the indigenously developed air-to-air missile Astra, which has a range of 70km. The beyond visual range missile is currently being tested on...

India building new fighter jet The Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), India’s next indigenous fighter, is expected to make its first flight by 2032. Development work on the jet is under way. “The AMCA will feature geometric stealth and will initially fly with two GE-414 engines. Once we...

Aeromag Magazine AMCAUpdates: Medium Combat Aircraft project of ADA. The Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) is a 5th generation fighter concept. The feasibility study of the AMCA has been completed and a feasible configuration has been evolved. The design of AMCA will meet the requirements...

Internal payload=3000Kg. external payload=5000Kg. Total payload of 8000kg.

A look at the specifications and belly of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA). With external stores and internal carriage of weapons at the DefExpo 2018 in Chennai. #DefExpo18 #DefExpo2018 #AMCA#DRDO #ADA

According to ADA, they will zero in on an industrial partner for the AMCA by the end of this year, with the TDs taking to the air in another 3-4 four years from that point.

Govt to open next Make in India jet project for pvt sector In an initiative that would provide the private sector an opportunity to participate and gain experience in manufacture of an advanced fighter aircraft, and help the industry to bid for projects in the global aerospace market, the...

India working on developing an advanced medium combat aircraft India is planning to launch a programme to develop a stealth fighter named Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), according to Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, she said the...

IAF not in favour of acquiring Russian 5th gen jets, keen on DRDO Make in India project instead The maintenance cost of the Russian planes is expected to be very high and similar to that of the Sukhoi-30 planes whose maintenance has been quite demanding. It seems that the Indian Air Force...

Airframe of AMCA AMCA is envisioned to use carbon-fibre composites (C-FC), and titanium alloy steels for airframe construction. C-FC materials will be used in 80% of airframe by weight. It will also be used in the fuselage (skins and doors ), wings (ribs , skin, and spars), tailfin...

GE supplies two test engines for Tejas Mk-2, eyes collaboration for AMCA General Electric (GE) has delivered two qualified 414 engines to be tested on the planned home-grown Tejas Mk-2 single engine fighter and is looking to collaborate with India to build engines for the proposed advanced...

#AMCA 3 models to be displayed during #AeroIndia2017, says @DRDO_India