Bengaluru, Jan. 4 -- With the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas completing 25 years of flight operations, focus has now shifted to the development of LCA Mk II and the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), DRDO Chairman Samir V Kamat said on Sunday.

Speaking at a two-day national seminar, 'Aeronautics 2047', organised by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) in Bengaluru, Kamat said the Tejas programme has reached a major milestone and future efforts are now centred on next-generation fighter platforms.

"LCA has been a marvellous journey. Now this aircraft is inducted. Now our focus is on Mark II and AMCA... Both these programmes are now on schedule, and we hope to deliver our commitments to the Air Force... AMCA will have several...