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Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)
- IAS NEXT, Lucknow
- 03, Mar 2022
Reference News:-
India and France shall conclude a deal soon for the joint development of a 125KN engine for the indigenous fifth generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) under development.
- The collaboration is between the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and French engine maker Safran.
About Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)
- The Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) is an Indian programme to develop fifth generation fighter aircraft for the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy.
- It will also include sixth generation niche technologies.
- The aircraft, along with its naval variant, is intended to provide the bulk of the manned tactical airpower over the coming decades.
- AMCA would be the third supersonic jet of Indian origin after the HAL Marut and HAL Tejas.