Indias 5th Generation Fighter Jet Expected To Make Maiden Flight In 2032 - Reports

The Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), Indias modern stealth fighter jet, is expected to make its maiden flight in 2032, local media reported Monday, citing a defense source

NEW DELHI (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 20th August, 2018) The Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), Indias modern stealth fighter jet, is expected to make its maiden flight in 2032, local media reported Monday, citing a defense source.

"The AMCA will feature geometric stealth and will initially fly with two GE-414 engines.

Once we develop our own engine, it can be replaced with that. We expect the first flight in 2032," the source said, as quoted by The Hindu newspaper.

The Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) project is part of India's current government policy, dubbed Make in India. Russia and India initially agreed to jointly design a fifth generation jet, but the project was put on hold earlier in the day.