The #DRDO has transferred the technology (ToT) of Stability Actuators to #Godrej Aerospace for India’s #AMCA. This makes India one of the few countries capable of producing such flight-control systems domestically.

UPDATE: #HAL awaits the 4th GE F404 for #Tejas Mk1A, Nashik is prepared for the inaugural flight in October, with ten jets already constructed & tested & 2 scheduled for #IAF handover in October.
As deliveries increase, CCS has cleared 113 F404s for 97 additional Mk1As this month

India's future fighter fleet is coming together on an indigenous backbone. #Tejas Mk1A for near‑term, Tejas Mk2 for medium‑weight roles, #AMCA for 5th‑gen stealth, and #TEDBF will support the Navy. All these are networked, sensor-rich, and built to scale production in the 2030s.

#TejasMk1A is a light 4.5-gen upgrade featuring #AESA radar, a digital EW suite, #AstraBVR, and precision weapons. Large IAF orders plus parallel #HAL lines drive scale. Deliveries will continue until the late 2020s to quickly increase squadron numbers and lower lifecycle costs.

#TejasMk2 (MWF): Single F414, canards, bigger fuselage, ~6.5t payload, more fuel/range, integrated IRST/EW, and smart avionics. Intended to replace Mirage 2000, MiG‑29, and Jaguar. Flight tests mid‑decade; induction targeted late 2020s, early 2030s, with 6 IAF squadrons planned.

#AMCA (5th gen): Twin-engine stealth, internal bays, sensor fusion, IRST, improved EW, and supercruise goals. Power path: #F414 (#Mk1) moving to a 120-140 kN indigenous engine (#Mk2). Prototype late decade, service mid‑2030s. Roles: air dominance, deep strike, SEAD/DEAD.

#TEDBF (Navy): A twin-engine carrier fighter with canards, folding wings, strengthened gear & arrestor hook. Powered by #F414 engines, 7-ton payload, multi-role (air-to-air, anti-ship, EW). Designed for STOBAR, CATOBAR-ready. Replacing #MiG-29K by the late 2030s.
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Squadrons: Sanctioned 42, now at the current low 30s after the MiG-21 retirement. The recovery plan includes #TejasMk1A, 6 Mk2 squadrons, MRFA/Rafale, and AMCA starting in the mid-2030s. The recovery speed will depend on production, funding consistency, and engine localisation.

UPDATE: GE Aerospace delivered the 4th #F404-IN20 engine to #HAL on September 30, 2025. This is part of a 2021 contract for 99 engines to power India's indigenous #LCA #Mk1A fighters. The IAF induction is imminent, with 12 engines expected by the end of the fiscal year.

"We are looking at the LCA Mk2 and have also invested in the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft, which represents the future of indigenous combat platforms. However, these projects will take time to mature. In the immediate future, we need to bridge the capability gap." -Air Marshal Awadhesh Bharti