Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)

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AMCA is fifth generation fighter aircraft under development by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy.
The AMCA Mk 1 will feature geometric stealth technology and will be powered by two GE-414 engines.
The initial design of the AMCA began in 2009 and was envisaged as a twin engine aircraft featuring stealth capabilities with internal weapons bay and Diverter less Supersonic Intake.
The Diverter less Supersonic Intake will be developed for the first time and the design for which is complete.
It will be a 25-tonne aircraft with an internal carriage capacity of 1,500 kg of payload and 5,500 kg external payload along with 6,500 kg of internal fuel storage.
The AMCA will have dual configurations with both stealth and non-stealth capabilities.

A fifth-generation fighter is the most advanced fighters in operation and includes major technologies developed during the first part of the 21st century.

While the characteristics are not universally accepted and every fifth-generation type not necessarily has them all.

However, the commonly accepted ones are

stealth,
low-probability-of-intercept radar (LPIR),
agile airframes with supercruise performance,
advanced avionics features, and
highly integrated computer systems capable of networking with other elements within the battlespace for situation awareness and
C3 (command, control and communications) capabilities.

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Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft