ADVANCED MEDIUM COMBAT AIRCRAFT (AMCA)

Current Context : India will jointly manufacture advanced jet engines for the AMCA programme with French aerospace major Safran.

ABOUT ADVANCED MEDIUM COMBAT AIRCRAFT (AMCA)

• Type: 5th generation, medium-weight stealth fighter jet
• Developer: DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation)
• Cost: Approx. ₹15,000 crore
• Timeline:
  • Prototype – by 2028-29
  • Induction – by 2034-35

FEATURES (Fifth-generation fighter jet)

• Stealth technology
• Twin-engine powered
• Supercruise capability (sustained supersonic speed without afterburner)
• AI-enabled avionics
• AESA radar for long-range detection