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AMCA RFP Issued: India’s Fifth-Generation Stealth Fighter

31 May 20261 min read
DEFENCE & SECURITYAMCA RFP Issued:India’sFifth-GenerationStealth Fighter31 May 2026safalsetu.com

Why in the news

India’s Defence Ministry has moved the stealth fighter programme forward by seeking bids, and for the first time it opened aircraft manufacturing to private companies.

Key facts

  • Programme: Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), India’s first indigenous fifth-generation stealth fighter.
  • Step taken: Request for Proposal (RFP) by the Ministry of Defence.
  • Lead: Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) under DRDO.
  • Prototype cost estimate: Rs.15,000 crore.
  • Invitees: Tata Advanced Systems, Larsen & Toubro, Bharat Electronics and Bharat Forge.

Exam angle

  • Lead agency: ADA, a DRDO body.
  • First: private sector invited into defence aircraft manufacturing.
  • Cost to recall: Rs.15,000 crore for prototype development.

Test yourself

1. Which agency under DRDO leads the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme?

The Aeronautical Development Agency, under DRDO, leads AMCA.

2. What is the estimated prototype development cost of the AMCA programme?

The prototype development cost is estimated at Rs.15,000 crore.

3. What milestone did the Ministry of Defence reach for AMCA, India's fifth-generation fighter project?

MoD issued the RFP and invited private firms for the first time.

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