HAL's Blunder, Tata-L&T's Windfall: India's F-35 Rival Jet Project Moves Forward

• DRDO selects Tata, L&T, and other groups for AMCA prototype, excluding HAL due to a paperwork error.
• AMCA will be a 5th-generation stealth fighter with advanced technology, rivaling F-35 and Su-57.
• India aims to build over 125 AMCA jets, with induction into the Air Force expected by 2035.
• Defence Acquisition Council approves purchase of 114 Rafale jets, 90 to be made in India.
• Navy also gets boost with approval for six additional P8I maritime surveillance aircraft from the US.