The indigenous development of fighter aircraft in India has reached a critical juncture, symbolizing a larger paradigm shift in the country’s aerospace and defense manufacturing sector. Starting with the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas and moving on to the forthcoming Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), the Indian government is trying to move from the licensed production and assembly stage to technologically independent development of fighter aircraft. This is inextricably linked to the country’s industrial policy initiatives like “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” and the strategic imperative to minimize import dependency in the defense sector.
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