India, June 18 -- The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) on Wednesday invited expression of interest (EOI) for the development of the advanced medium combat aircraft (AMCA) to shortlist Indian companies capable of building prototypes and supporting flight test and certification of the indigenous fifth-generation stealth fighter.

The ADA, which comes under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), is executing the AMCA programme through industry partnership.

The applicant may be a single company, joint venture or a consortium of companies, compliant with Indian laws and regulations, the EOI document seen by HT said.

"Reputed Indian companies experienced in aerospace and defence sector with capability to absorb the des...