Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft: News & Discussion - 30 August 2019

[uddu]

https://x.com/shreedharsingh9/status/19 ... 9862393327
@shreedharsingh9
Alpha Tokol aka Adani got 65 marks against a minimum of 70 marks.
Adani aka Alpha Tokol failed ADA vendor evaluation for aircraft sub-structure manufacturing.
Then how can they bid for AMca??

I am more worried about the obsession to let Private players making AMCA end up like Shachi class ship story.
AMCA assembly should be with HAL with the private players supplying components and parts. If at any stage a follow on order happens, it must be opened to private players to form consortium and compete with HAL. There should be set experience of atleast half a decade to enter into any aircraft assembly projects.

[bkswarti]

If Adani wins this then god help us all. Adani has no experience doing any R&D. At most they put on white labels on Israeli missiles. They will create a very sub par aircraft copying whatever they can get their hands on and cutting corners. Then Adani’s friends in govt will make it illegal/unpatriotic to speak negatively about the aircraft and where the crores of budget went.

Give it to HAL. It will be 5 years late but atleast it will be a good aircraft.

[Prem Kumar]

How did Alpha Tocol end up manufacturing the rear-fuselage of Tejas, if they are this bad?

[Rakesh]

Next-gen fighter jet war heats up, protests reach design body
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ne ... 815564.cms
11 Sept 2025

https://x.com/manupubby/status/1966001032628166876 ---> Next-gen fighter jet war heats up, protests reach design body. HAL writes to ADA, says points-based system for AMCA selection puts it at a disadvantage. Submission date for contestants moved to September 30.

[Rakesh]

https://x.com/DefenceDecode/status/1966034547654484111 ---> AMCA Prototype Race Heats Up!

HAL flags "unfair" financial terms in ADA's EOI for AMCA prototypes.
EOI invites Indian firms to build 5 prototypes of AMCA.
Private firms say HAL has a government-backed infrastructure advantage.
To level the field, ADA will provide key infra for prototype manufacturing.
EOI aims to prevent monopoly, promote private sector entry in fighter jet production.
HAL may need a private partner/joint venture to qualify for the bid.

Submission deadline extended to Sept 30.

[Rakesh]

AMCA at Crossroads: Why India Must Avoid Another LCA-Style Delay as Rafale Deal Moves Forward
https://bharatshakti.in/amca-at-crossro ... s-forward/
14 Sept 2025

[uddu]

28 firms line up to partner with HAL for stealth fighter project
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-ne ... 26252.html

28 private firms are vying to partner with HAL for India's fifth-generation stealth fighter project, with a shortlist expected by September 30.

The ADA invited EOI in June to shortlist Indian companies capable of building prototypes and supporting flight test and certification of the indigenous stealth fighter, weeks after the defence ministry unveiled its long-awaited plan to fast-track its development and announced that the execution model will be competitive and provide equal opportunities to public and private sector firms.

The applicant may be a single company, a joint venture or a consortium.

The first prototype is expected to make its maiden flight in 2029, and AMCA’s development is likely to be completed by 2034 before it enters production a year later.

[Khalsa]

Be great to see this going out of HAL and leading to a wider seeding of the Aeronautical industry.
I wonder who is going to be partner for the rafale.