Aircraft · India (ADA / HAL / private partners)

AMCA (Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft)

5th-generation stealth multirole fighter (in development) · Indian Air Force (planned) · Status: Development — prototype rollout targeted ~2028, induction mid-2030s

Approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security in 2024 with an execution model open to private industry, AMCA is India's ticket into the stealth club alongside the US, China and Russia.

Specifications

Crew

Length

~17.2 m

Max take-off weight

~25,000 kg

Engine

2 × GE F414 (Mk1); indigenous 110 kN engine (Mk2)

Internal weapons bay

~1,500 kg

Features

Stealth shaping, internal carriage, supercruise (Mk2), sensor fusion

Capability index

Relative 0–100 index across our database for quick comparison; not an official rating.

Speed index — 75/100

Range index — 65/100

Payload index — 70/100

Tech index — 95/100

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AMCA (Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft)

Specifications

Capability index

Often compared with

Dassault Rafale (IAF & Navy Rafale-M)

Sukhoi Su-30MKI