Defence Ministry Issues RFP to Three Private Firms for Indigenous AMCA Fighter Jet
India's Defence Ministry has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to three private sector consortia—Tata Advanced Systems, Larsen & Toubro-Bharat Electronics Limited, and Bharat Forge-BEML—for the indigenous fifth-generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) project. This Rs 15,000 crore initiative marks a historic shift by excluding state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited from prototype development. The selected partner will collaborate with the Aeronautical Development Agency to build five prototypes at a new facility in Andhra Pradesh, aiming for first flights by 2029-2032 and induction by 2035, enhancing India's self-reliance in advanced aerospace technology.