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Source-This post on Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft has been created based on the article “5th generation fighter jet project gets CCS approval” published in “The Hindu” on 7 March 2024.
Why in the news?
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has recently approved the project for the design and development of India’s fifth-generation fighter jet, Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).
Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft
| Aspect | Details |
| Description | It is an Indian fifth-generation stealth, multirole combat aircraft. It is being developed for the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy. |
| Designed by | It is designed by Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) – an Aircraft Design Agency under Ministry of Defence. |
| Production | It will be produced by a public-private joint venture between the DRDO, HAL and an Indian private company. |
| Specification | 1) It is designed as a single-seat, twin-engine combat aircraft. 2) Weight- 25-tonne twin-engine stealth aircraft with an internal weapons bay and Diverterless Supersonic Intake. This has been developed in India for the first time. |
| Significance | 1) It will perform operations like Air supremacy, Ground-Strike, Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) and Electronic Warfare (EW) missions. 2) It will replace the Sukhoi Su-30MKI air superiority fighter, which forms the backbone of the IAF fighter fleet. |
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