Taxiing in: India's stealth fighter
The privately held "big four" may yet land safely, despite the presence of public sector giant HAL in the race
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 "Artist Kuntal Biswas' depiction of the country's planned indigenous first stealth fighter jet (Photo: Kuntal Biswas)")
Artist Kuntal Biswas' depiction of the country’s planned indigenous first stealth fighter jet (Photo: Kuntal Biswas)
“It’s a leap of faith for us,” said a senior Ministry of Defence (MOD) official on October 1 — a day after several of India’s largest private sector arms manufacturers joined a race to develop and produce the prototype of a stealth fighter that would be the country’s first. The bid to become the development-cum-production partner (DcPP) for the prototype of the advanced medium combat aircraft (Amca) pits them against public sector aerospace giant Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). The very fact that the Adani Group, Kalyani Group, Larsen & Toubro (L&T), and the Tatas were among private players vying
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Bhaswar Kumar
Bhaswar Kumar has over seven years of experience in journalism. He has written on India Inc, corporate governance, government policy, and economic data. Currently, he covers defence, security and geopolitics, focusing on defence procurement policies, defence and aerospace majors, and developments in India’s neighbourhood.
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First Published: Nov 07 2025 | 2:16 PM IST
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