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ADA Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)

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Twin engine, multirole fighter, program reportedly incorporates systems previously developed for the next version of HAL Tejas/LCA. In development.

ADA Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)
Lift type
Fixed wing
Construction
Factory-built
Control
Piloted
Engine type
Turbofan
Application
Fighter

Design & construction

Primary structure
Composite
Wing
Composite
Landing gear
Retractable tricycle
Pressurisation
Pressurised
Flight controls
Full FBW digital
Autopilot
3-axis
Avionics architecture
Integrated glass suite
Environmental control
Engine-bleed air-cycle
Wing position
Mid
Planform
Delta
Tail
Canard
Certification
Military
Minimum crew
1
Composite wing (primary structure) Primary Composite fuselage (primary structure) Primary Head-up display Standard

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
ADA AMCA Mk12013 / Medium-sized fighter trainer aircraft.

Airframer

Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA)Design & development
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (Aircraft Division Bangalore)Manufacturing in association with ADA

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