**Summary:**
The Ministry of Defence has approved the execution model for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) program, spearheaded by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA). This initiative emphasizes industry partnership, offering equal opportunities to private and public sector entities on a competitive basis. Indian companies can participate independently, as joint ventures, or as consortia. This move aims to bolster India's indigenous defence capabilities and foster self-reliance ("Aatmanirbharta") in the aerospace sector. ADA will soon release an Expression of Interest (EoI) for the AMCA Development Phase.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Defence: The government ministry responsible for defence.
Aatmanirbhar Bharat: A Government of India initiative promoting self-reliance.
Raksha Mantri: The Minister of Defence.
Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft Programme: A defence program focused on developing an advanced medium combat aircraft.
Indian company: Refers to a company that is based in India and compliant with the laws and regulations of the country.
PIB Delhi: Press Information Bureau, Delhi - likely the source of the press release.
India: The country whose indigenous defence capabilities are being enhanced.
Rajnath Singh: The current Raksha Mantri (Minister of Defence).
AMCA: Abbreviation for Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft.
Aeronautical Development Agency: The agency responsible for executing the AMCA program.
ADA: Abbreviation for Aeronautical Development Agency.
Expression of Interest: A formal request for companies to express their interest in participating in the AMCA Development Phase.
EoI: Abbreviation for Expression of Interest.
VKSavvy: Likely the name of the user or system that released the information.
Ministry of Defence
Aatmanirbhar Bharat: Raksha Mantri approves
Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft Programme
Execution Model through industry partnership
Equal opportunities to private & public sectors on
competitive basis
Indian company can bid independently/as joint
venture/as consortia
Posted On: 27 MAY 2025 10:09AM by PIB Delhi
In a significant push towards enhancing India’s indigenous defence capabilities and fostering a
robust domestic aerospace industrial ecosystem, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has approved
the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Programme Execution Model. The Aeronautical
Development Agency (ADA) is set to execute the programme through Industry partnership.
The Execution Model approach provides equal opportunities to both private and public sectors on competitive
basis. They can bid either independently or as joint venture or as consortia. The entity/bidder should be an
Indian company compliant with the laws and regulations of the country.This is an important step towards harnessing the indigenous expertise, capability and capacity to develop the
AMCA prototype, which will be a major milestone towards Aatmanirbharta in the aerospace sector.
ADA will shortly issue an Expression of Interest (EoI) for the AMCA Development Phase.
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VK/Savvy
(Release ID: 2131528)