Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Approves Execution Of New Fighter Jet Programme

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Last Updated:May 27, 2025, 12:22 IST

The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) is acceptable to execute the programme done Industry partnership.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved the "Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Programme Execution Model". (Image: X/@DefenceMinIndia)

In a important propulsion towards enhancing India’s indigenous defence capabilities, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the “execution model" to instrumentality a mega task to make a fifth-generation heavy penetration precocious mean combat craft for the Indian Air Force.

The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) is acceptable to execute the programme done Industry partnership.

Taking to X, the Defence Ministry wrote, “Rajnath Singh has approved the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Programme Execution Model. Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) is acceptable to execute the programme done Industry partnership."

The measurement was further termed important towards harnessing the indigenous expertise, capableness and capableness to make the AMCA prototype, which volition beryllium a large milestone towards Aatmanirbharta successful the aerospace sector.

The Cabinet Committee connected Security, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had fixed in-principle support to the combatant pitchy programme past year.

The archetypal improvement outgo of the task has been estimated astatine astir Rs 15,000 crore.

The IAF has been pushing for the AMCA task successful presumption of its semipermanent requirement.

India’s assurance successful the improvement of the AMCA saw a important leap aft the improvement of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas.

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