NEW DELHI, May 30 -- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief Samir V Kamat on Thursday said the first prototype of a stealth fighter being developed by India will make its maiden flight in 2029.

"The development of AMCA (advanced medium combat aircraft) will be completed by 2034 and it will go into production a year later," he told reporters on the sidelines of a Confederation of Indian Industry event.

His comments came two days after India unveiled its long-awaited plan to fast-track the development of AMCA --- an indigenous fifth-generation stealth fighter, and announced that the execution model will be competitive and provide equal opportunities to public and private sector firms to participate in the project.

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