India and France are close to concluding a deal for the joint development of a 125KN engine for the indigenous fifth generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) under development.
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- The current collaboration is between the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and French engine maker Safran.
- The initial design of the AMCA, which started way back in 2009, is envisaged as a twin engine stealth aircraft with internal weapons bay.
- It has been developed for the first time and for which the design is complete. Once the agreement is concluded with France, development of the aircraft as well as the engine will progress parallelly to meet the timelines.
- The manufacturing and production of the aircraft is planned through a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), which will also involve private industry.
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