{"id":66768,"date":"2024-03-13T20:09:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T20:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/03\/13\/india-approves-full-development-of-fifth-generation-fighter\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:05:09","slug":"india-approves-full-development-of-fifth-generation-fighter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2024\/03\/13\/india-approves-full-development-of-fifth-generation-fighter\/","title":{"rendered":"India approves full development of fifth-generation fighter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Editor\u2019s note: Vivek Raghuvanshi, a journalist and freelancer to Defense News for more than three decades, was <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/2023\/05\/17\/reports-defense-news-correspondent-arrested-in-india\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>jailed<\/i><\/a><i> in May 2023 by India\u2019s Central Bureau of Investigation on charges of espionage. The Indian government has released minimal information on his arrest. Sightline Media Group, which owns Defense News, has not seen any evidence to substantiate these charges and repudiates attacks on press freedom.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand \u2014 India\u2019s Cabinet Committee on Security has given a green light to continue development of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft, India\u2019s indigenous fifth-generation fighter jet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The state-run Aeronautical Development Agency and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. are leading this development effort. The committee early this month granted the project 150 billion rupees (U.S. $2 billion) to fund the twin-engine AMCA\u2019s full-scale design and development, flight testing and certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Krishna Rajendra, AMCA project director at the Aeronautical Development Agency, said five prototypes are expected. He also confirmed the fighter\u2019s maiden flight should occur before the end of 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Indian Air Force previously said it would like seven squadrons of these stealthy fighters. Although the government has not formally stated when AMCA will commence series production, Indian media are quoting a date of 2035.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">K.P Sanjeev Kumar, a former Indian naval aviation test pilot and aviation commentator, told Defense News \u201can optimistic and realistic timeframe for final operational clearance would be 2040 or beyond.\u201d Final operational clearance refers to an aircraft attaining its full capabilities so it is ready for service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force\u2019s first two AMCA squadrons will receive Mk-1 aircraft, powered by General Electric F414 engines that produce 22,000 pounds of thrust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later, the next five squadrons will receive the AMCA Mk-2, with bigger engines producing nearer 25,000 pounds of thrust for a supersonic cruising capability. The new engine with thrust vector control will be co-developed with a foreign partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Development of the AMCA commenced in 2008, and its design was finalized in 2022. Last December, it successfully passed a platform-level critical design review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is India\u2019s second domestic fighter program. However, the preceding Tejas fighter\u2019s maiden flight occurred in 2001, and the first Tejas entered an operational squadron 15 years later \u2014 suggesting AMCA\u2019s timeline may shift. India also suffered a costly failure when it attempted to develop the Kaveri engine for the Tejas light fighter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sanjeev Kumar stressed the importance of the AMCA to India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[They are] required as of yesterday, given the woefully short numbers of squadrons with gen-four aircraft and below, plus the looming threat of growing Chinese aggression,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Correction: A previous version of this story misstated the funding amount for the AMCA\u2019s full-scale design and development, flight testing and certification. 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