Defense Minister Rajnath Singh approves execution of new fighter jet program

New Delhi, May 27: Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the “performance model” for the Indian Air Force to implement a mega project to develop a mega project indigenously to the Indian Air Force, to implement a mega project, is working on ambitious AMCA project to develop a medium weight deep penetration fighter with medium weight deep penetration fighters for India.
The Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday that Singh has approved the “Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) program execution model”. “In an important push towards increasing India’s indigenous defense capabilities and promoting a strong domestic aerospace industrial ecosystem, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the Advanced Medium fighter aircraft (AMCA) program execution model,” said this.
Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) is ready to execute the program through industry partnership.
The Ministry of Defense said that the “execution model” approach provides equal opportunities to both private and public sectors on a competitive basis.
He said in a statement, “They can bid either independently or as a joint venture or as Consortia.
“This is an important step towards exploiting indigenous expertise, capacity and capacity to develop AMCA prototypes, which would be a major milestone for amazing (self -sufficiency) in the aerospace area,” said this.
The Cabinet Committee led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave theory for the fighter jet program last year.
The early development cost of the project is estimated to be around Rs 15,000 crore.
IAF is emphasizing for the AMCA project given its long -term need.
India’s faith in the development of AMCA saw a significant jump after the development of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas. (Agencies)