Tata to Build India's 5th Gen Fighter Jet: AMCA Project Advances

• DRDO shortlists Tata Advanced Systems, L&T-BEL, and Bharat Forge-BEML-Data Patterns for AMCA prototype design.
• AMCA aims for an indigenous single-seater, twin-engine stealth fighter with advanced capabilities.
• First prototype expected by 2028, first flight in 2029; full development by 2034, initial production by 2035.
• More than 125 AMCA fighter jets planned to join the Indian Air Force by 2035.
• HAL excluded in initial screening but may bid for licensed manufacturing later; 90 Rafale jets to be made in India.