Advance Medium Combat Aircraft

The Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) is an Indian single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather fifth-generation stealth, multirole combat aircraft being developed for the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy. The aircraft is being designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), an aircraft design agency under the Ministry of Defence. Mass production of the aircraft is planned to start by 2033 or 2034.[3][4]

While the Mark 1 variant of AMCA will be equipped with 5th generation technologies, the Mark 2 variant will have the incremental 6th generation technology upgrades.[5][6][7] The AMCA is intended to perform a multitude of missions including air supremacy, ground-strike, Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) and electronic warfare (EW) missions. It is intended to supplant the Sukhoi Su-30MKI air superiority fighter, which forms the backbone of the IAF fighter fleet.[5][8] The AMCA design is optimized for low radar cross section and supercruise capability.[9][10]

As of February 2025, the prototype development phase is underway after the completion of feasibility study, preliminary design stage and detailed design phase.[11] It is currently the only fifth generation fighter under development in India.[12]