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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Flying Wedge Defence unveils FWD Supreme Lite touted as India’s first AI-fighter jet

Indian defence startup Flying Wedge Defence & Aerospace (FWDA) has unveiled FWD Supreme Lite, its flight technology demonstrator for an AI-piloted fighter aircraft programme, marking a transition from digital engineering and concept development to a physical aircraft.

The company released a video preview of the approximately 250-kg-class demonstrator, which is now progressing through airframe development, system integration and ground testing. FWDA is targeting the first flight of Supreme Lite in the third quarter of 2026.

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