India’s Sixth-Generation Fighter Ambitions Face Funding and Technology Risks

India is thinking about helping build a very advanced fighter jet called a sixth-generation fighter.

This kind of aircraft would work with drones, sensors, computers and other weapons as one connected team.

India is already working on several other fighter projects, including Tejas Mk2, MRFA and AMCA.

Building all these aircraft could cost a great deal of money and require many skilled workers and factories.

Joining an international project could give India access to important technology and new partnerships.

However, existing partners may not give India equal control, manufacturing work or access to secrets.

The article also says India still needs to solve the difficult problem of developing a powerful fighter-jet engine.

Its main advice is to choose and organize projects carefully instead of announcing too many at once.