The advanced medium combat aircraft, India’s planned fifth-generation fighter jet, hit a new milestone with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approving its programme execution model. The state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will have to bid independently or in partnership with other firms to get the contract for manufacturing it. This is a deviation from the past when such projects would be handed over directly to HAL for manufacturing, without it having to compete with others to bag the project.#amcaproject #indianairforce #defence #aatmanirbharbharat #fifthgenerationfighter #madeinindia #drdo #hal #aerospaceinnovation #indigenousdefense #fighterjetdevelopment #militaryaviation #selfreliance #publicprivatepartnership #toi #toibharat