India’s AMCA to Adopt F-35

India’s AMCA to Adopt F-35-Style Built-In Telescopic Ladder, Enhancing Sortie Rates, Operational Independence, and Stealth Protection

India’s upcoming fifth-generation stealth fighter, the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), is set to break new ground with an integrated telescopic boarding ladder—a feature that marks a departure from the conventional design philosophy of the country’s legacy combat jets. The...
GE F414 Engine- Tejas Mk2 and AMC

India Nears Landmark GE F414 Engine Deal with US, Securing 80% Technology Transfer to Power Tejas Mk2 and AMCA Ambitions

India is poised to formalise one of its most consequential defence-industrial agreements with the United States, with the long-negotiated technology transfer deal for General Electric’s F414 fighter jet engines expected to be signed by March 2026, according to sources familiar...
Rolls-Royce Engine fighter jet

Rolls-Royce Eyes India as Third Home Market, Proposes Co-Development of AMCA Fighter Engine to Anchor Long-Term Aerospace and Naval Industrial Ecosystem

Rolls-Royce is preparing to significantly expand its industrial presence in India, unveiling a strategy that places the co-development of a next-generation combat aircraft engine at the core of its long-term engagement with New Delhi. The British aerospace major has signalled...
India’s HLFT-42 Next-Generation Trainer Aircraft Nears Critical Milestone

India’s HLFT-42 Next-Generation Trainer Aircraft Nears Critical Milestone

India’s ambitious aerospace vision is taking a significant leap forward with the development of the Hindustan Lead-in Fighter Trainer-42 (HLFT-42), a next-generation trainer aircraft designed to prepare pilots for the challenges of modern aerial warfare. The programme, led by Hindustan...
Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)

India, France Deepen Strategic Defence Ties with Joint Fighter Jet Engine Development

India is moving into a decisive phase of its indigenous defence modernisation with plans to co-develop and manufacture advanced fighter jet engines on home soil, in partnership with a French aerospace company. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, speaking at a high-level...
Russian Su-57E fighter jet

Russian Su-57E fighter jet: India May Choose Su-57E as Interim Solution Against Pakistan’s J-35 Threat Until Indigenous AMCA is Combat-Ready

India may be poised to make a crucial strategic decision to maintain its aerial superiority. Amid unconfirmed but increasingly credible reports of Pakistan potentially inducting two squadrons of China's fifth-generation J-35 fighter jets by the end of 2025, a prominent...
AMCA Aircraft

India AMCA: Indigenous 5th-Generation Fighter Aircraft

The Cabinet Committee on Security approved a proposal for a fifth-generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft for the Indian Air Force and the acquisition of 34 Dhruv light helicopters. The AMCA project aims to create a medium-weight deep penetration fighter jet...