The Ministry of Defence has issued the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the indigenous fifth-generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme to three shortlisted bidders, including the Larsen and Toubro-Bharat Electronics Limited combine, Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge-BEML, ANI reported on Wednesday citing defence officials.
The move marks a major step forward in India’s effort to develop an indigenous stealth fighter jet platform for the Indian Air Force.