AMCA — Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft
Indian Air Force
STATUS: DEVELOPMENT (Stage 2/5)
Target Timeline: 2028 (First Flight) / 2032+ (Induction)
TARGET INDUCTION
2028 (First Flight) / 2032+ (Induction)
LEAD AGENCY
Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) / HAL
Generation
5th-Generation (Mk1) / 5.5-Generation (Mk2)
Max Takeoff Weight
25,000 kg (25 tonnes)
PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
The Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) is India's flagship 5th-generation stealth multi-role fighter program sanctioned by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) with an initial allocation of Rs 15,000 crore. Designed with an all-aspect low-observable stealth airframe, internal weapon bays, DSI serpentine air intakes, and advanced sensor fusion, AMCA will propel India into an elite echelon alongside the US, China, and Russia.
STRATEGIC POWER PROJECTION
AMCA guarantees India's long-term air combat dominance across the Indo-Pacific theatre. Operating without radar detection in contested enemy air defense zones, AMCA will conduct deep surgical strikes and neutralize high-value adversary command networks before air combat occurs.
KEY DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
TECH DOMAIN
All-aspect stealth shaping with radar-absorbent composite coatings (RAM)
TECH DOMAIN
Internal Weapon Bays (IWB) capable of carrying 4 x Astra BVR missiles stealthily
TECH DOMAIN
Indigenous Uttam Gallium-Nitride (GaN) based AESA Radar
TECH DOMAIN
Advanced Sensor Fusion with 360-degree Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS)
TECH DOMAIN
Supercruise capability (Mach 1.2+ without afterburners in Mk2)
TECH DOMAIN
Artificial Intelligence pilot assistant & Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) with CATS drones
PROJECTED TARGET SPECIFICATIONS
| Generation | 5th-Generation (Mk1) / 5.5-Generation (Mk2) |
| Max Takeoff Weight | 25,000 kg (25 tonnes) |
| Engines (Mk1) | 2 x GE F414-INS6 Turbofans (98 kN each) |
| Engines (Mk2) | 2 x 110 kN Indigenous Co-developed High-Thrust Engines |
| Internal Payload | 1,500 kg in Internal Weapons Bay |
| External Payload | 6,500 kg in non-stealth configuration |
| Max Speed | Mach 2.15 (Supercruise Mach 1.2+) |