What's AMCA that CCS just cleared & how it can bridge the 5th-gen fighter gap with China & Pakistan

Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) gives go-ahead to development of indigenous fifth-generation stealth fighter. In episode 1415 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Defence Editor Snehesh Alex Philip discuss what the AMCA project entails and how it will give India an edge over China and Pakistan.
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Chapters:
01:24 : Cabinet Committee on Security gives clearance for AMCA, India's 5th gen fighter program
02:03 : Induction of AMCA in India Airforce to start by mid-2030s
04:17 : China to give J-31, a scaled down version of 5th gen fighter, to Pakistan
12:40 : 5th gen aircraft to have stealth, better weapon system and integrated tech
14:23 : Only US, Russia, & China have developed 5th gen advanced jets
15:25 : First lot of AMCA aircraft to be powered by new GE F414 engines
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