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Feb 8, 2026
Breaking the Monopoly: What HAL’s Exit Means for India’s 5th Gen Fighter Jet Ambitions
In a major policy change of the defence aerospace industry in India, the country's largest & state owned aerospace manufacturer, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), has been passed over in the race to build the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), India’s ambitious indigenous fifth-generation fighter program. Only three players from the private defence industries, Tata Advanced Systems, Larsen & Toubro (L&T), and Bharat Forge, have been shortlisted to partner with the Aeronautical Development Agency in building the prototypes of the aircraft.