Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, which was invented and designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency, is planning for the new generation aircraft.
To build the next generation defence aircraft, the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), private players in Coimbatore has beeninvited to build a technology demonstrator.
The proposal is not only the first time an indigenous military aircraft programme is seeing the involvement of private players, but it is also the first time a defence plane development project is proposed to be executed outside Bengaluru.
The project — to be implemented in Sulur in Coimbatore district which may house the permanent base of the Tejas squadron — marks Tamil Nadu’s first major defence aircraft project.