New Delhi, April 30 -- Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Thursday said the procurement process for India's Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) is progressing, with a Request for Proposal (RFP) likely to be issued soon to shortlisted private sector players, marking a significant push towards indigenous fighter jet production.

Speaking at the ANI National Security Summit 2.0 in the national capital, Singh highlighted that the fifth-generation AMCA programme is moving ahead and is expected to gather pace once the tender is floated.

"The procurement process is on, the RFP hopefully will be released soon to the shortlisted bidders who happen to be from the private sector and hopefully that will then pick up pace," he said.

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