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No, that is gross incorrect by engineering point of view. Think logistically. You need a baseline design first around which you plan and record of performance. Otherwise, only thing you are going to achieve is a 20 years+ delay in both platforms, 10-15 times cost overruns, a logistics nightmare...

Engineering logic says you cannot start successive project without final evaluation of preceeding one. Parallel development of two planes on same platform which was not built earlier is not just impossible but laughable also.

Too old

Let this project be fruitful first.

It's a "medium combat aircraft", not a heavy one.

PAF is barely going expand for two decades, at least not with 4th or 4+ generation fighters. The best they will be able to get is more JFT class fighters. PLAAF will have a lot though.

Still just a dream.

US controls around 50% of global aerospace industry and has enough political and military influence in every corner of world, India doesn't. India is not a superpower. Nor world is going to have European/American/Soviet style imperialistic superpowers again after their decline. World is turning...

And how we are supposed to do that?

F22 is a heavy category one, AMCA is a medium one. So, it will be more of a competitor to F35.

Everyone knows that about Indian bureaucracy (though delays are common and even longer in case of other countries at these stages). But spamming it everywhere and showing everyone how frustrated you are, isn't a mature thing to do. Whether you like forum members doing this nonsense all over...

Affects DFI quality project.

Sure, I still would suggest you to avoid posting anything that doesn't help it.

It doesn't refute that AMCA Mk II has been repurposed as a 6th generation fighter (regardless of timeline). Since, there is no concensus around world powers, all countries may end up making customized special mission aircraft according to their specific needs in name of 6th generation. That...

What's your definition of a 6th gen? The most notable revolution in fighter technology only came with third generation. Then, 4th generation were just an improvement on 3rd gen i.e. more reliable, better armed and longer range fighters with ability to dogfight. Then, 5th generation emerged...

May be they repurposed Mk II program to turn into a 6th generation instead of an AMCA variant.

May be where you read may be wrong? Plans for engine JV though indeed exist, if not for AMCA Mk II/AHCA, then for self sufficiency for sure.

Both conflicting. Roll out in 2024 or 2026 (first flight 2027)?

CCS Approval for 5th Gen Fighter Aircraft Any Day Now; IAF Likely to Have 7 AMCA Squadrons Initially The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) approval for the indigenous Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) — the fifth-generation twin engine fighter aircraft being developed for the Indian Air...

No, that's essentially France.