Archive · 21 Sep 2025
28 Firms to Partner on India's AMCA Stealth Fighter Project
India is building a new, super-secret stealth fighter jet called the AMCA.
It's like a plane that can't be easily seen by radar!
HAL, a government company, is working with 28 private companies to build it.
These companies will help with important parts like the computer systems and engines.
This project will help India make its own fighter jets and become a leader in defense technology.
The AMCA is designed to be a twin-engine jet with cool features like hidden weapons and the ability to fly really fast.
HAL is partnering with private firms to develop the AMCA stealth fighter.
28 private sector firms have shown interest in the project.
The AMCA is a fifth-generation stealth fighter project.
The project aims to boost domestic defense manufacturing.
Partners will focus on areas like avionics and engine components.
- Who
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
- What
- Developing a fifth-generation stealth fighter, the AMCA, in partnership with private firms
- When
- Announced on Sunday, September 21, 2025
- Where
- India
- Why
- To indigenize defence manufacturing and reduce reliance on foreign imports
- Project Name
- Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)
- HAL Announcement
- 28 firms expressed interest in collaboration
- Fighter Type
- Fifth-generation stealth fighter
- Partnership Type
- Public-private partnership
- Key Areas
- Avionics, flight control systems, engine components