Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft

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Design

• Shoulder mounted diamond shaped trapezoidal wings, a profile with substantial area-ruling to reduce drag at transonic speeds, and an all-moving Canard-Vertical V-tail with large fuselage mounted Tail-wing.

• The radome which holds radar is made of advance composite and construction, which result in allowing only the operating frequencies of the mated radar to transmit from the dome, while blocking other radars.

• Since the AMCA is a relaxed static stability design, it is equipped with a quadruplex digital fly-by-optics flight control system to ease pilot handling. The AMCA's aerodynamic configuration is based on a diamond shaped trapezoidal-wing layout with shoulder-mounted wings. Its control surfaces are electro hydraulically actuated and digitally controlled using fiber-optic cables.

• AMCA is a twin-engined aircraft which is powered by two GTRE K 10 engines which are successor to the troubled Kaveri engines.

• The AMCA is designed to be difficult to detect by radar and other electronic measures due to various features to reduce radar cross-section include airframe shaping such as planform alignment of edges, fixed-geometry serpentine inlets that prevent line-of-sight of the engine faces from any exterior view, use of radar-absorbent material (RAM), and attention to detail such as hinges and pilot helmets that could provide a radar return.

• Radar absorbing structures and radome, body conformal antennae surface hard aperture, flush air data sensors and frequency selective surface (FSS) radome are used to reduce radar detection.

• The AMCA features an internal weapons bay, but a non-stealthy conversion with the addition of up to six hardpoints is available.

• Conformal fuel tanks can be built in covering the locations of the inner two possible external hardpoints. This extends the aircraft's range without damaging the RCS.

• The aircraft's avionics suite will have IRST and advance situational oriented electronic warfare systems and all aspect radar warning receiver (RWR), Self-Protection Jammer(SPJ), CMOS, laser warning receiver (LWR), missile warning suite.

• AMCA would be equipped with an AESA radar mounted on a mechanically steerable mount. An onboard condition monitoring system is planned to be included in the AMCA.

• The AMCA's cockpit features a panoramic active-matrix display, with the switches, bezels and keypads replaced with a single large multi-functional touch screen interface supported by voice commands (Also the cockpit will be fully made by composite or glass).

• Top speed of Mach 2.15, with a supercruise speed of Mach 1.4. The aircraft sports a combat range of 1,750km, and conformal fuel tanks can extend that range to 2,250km.

• Internal 23mm autocannon w/ 180 rounds, 6 internal hardpoints capable of carrying air-to-air missiles, bombs or air-to-ground missiles, or 2 BrahMos II cruise missiles. with a total payload of 6,500kg. 8 additional external hardpoints are available for an additional 8,000kg of payload or fuel tanks.

The HAL AMCA program is expected to begin mass production in early 2029 with limited production beginning in the 1st quarter of 2027. The current cost is projected to be USD$65M per aircraft.

(Copy of robothawk's AMCA cause I'm lazy, with his permission)