The Indian Air Force is in a quandary. It needs a rush of fourth generation fighter jets to immediately bolster its shrinking fighter jet squadrons. It needs fifth-generation stealth aircraft to prevail over its adversaries to the west and north. Both programs are running years behind schedule.On May 27, 2026, the Defence Ministry issued the Request for Proposals (RFPs) to three Indian consortia to make prototypes for the fifth-generation fighter aircraft. One of the three consortia, L&T-BEL-Dynamatic, Tata Advanced Systems Ltd and Bharat Forge-BEML-Data Patterns, will be selected to build the first five prototypes.advertisementRead Full StoryThe selected consortia will have…