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HAL Fails AMCA Prototype Production as Three Consortia Qualify

By Drooid · Sep 28, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC · How we work

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Defence Secretary RK Singh said Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) failed to qualify for AMCA prototype production.
The exclusion marks HAL’s first omission from an indigenous fighter-jet project.
Three private consortia qualified, including Tata Advanced Systems, L&T-BEL-Dynamatic and Bharat Forge-BEML-Data Patterns.
The Defence Ministry will fund the Rs 15,000 crore prototype phase for five flying prototypes and one test aircraft.
The first AMCA prototype should fly in September 2028, powered by General Electric F414 engines.

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Defence Secretary RK Singh said Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) failed to qualify for AMCA prototype production.
The exclusion marks HAL’s first omission from an indigenous fighter-jet project.
Three private consortia qualified, including Tata Advanced Systems, L&T-BEL-Dynamatic and Bharat Forge-BEML-Data Patterns.
The Defence Ministry will fund the Rs 15,000 crore prototype phase for five flying prototypes and one test aircraft.
The first AMCA prototype should fly in September 2028, powered by General Electric F414 engines.