The manufacturing unit for India’s next-generation stealth fighter jets will come up on 600 acres in Puttaparthi, about 50 kilometres from the Karnataka border. The mission, to be arrange with an funding of ₹15,803 crore, marks a significant win for Naidu, a key NDA ally. A number of different states had been additionally vying for the ability. ET was the primary to report, in its Might 3 version, that Andhra Pradesh had secured the mission.
The preliminary pitch for the mission was made by Naidu’s son and IT minister Nara Lokesh in February 2025. Talking on the groundbreaking ceremony in Puttaparthi, Lokesh stated, “On February 5, 2025, I met defence minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi and introduced Andhra Pradesh’s imaginative and prescient earlier than him. I requested that the AMCA mission be allotted to Andhra Pradesh. Since then, our authorities has been working relentlessly on this mission.”
This was adopted by Naidu making a pitch for the AMCA mission and a defence hall in Might 2025. The transfer triggered a furore, because it was seen by the Karnataka authorities as an try to attract away funding and Hindustan Aeronautics Restricted. Nonetheless, Naidu endured with the hassle and adopted up with one other letter in September 2025. He additionally deputed industries minister TG Bharat to pursue the matter with the defence minister.
In response to sources, the most important benefit for Andhra Pradesh was the provision of land and its proximity to the Bengaluru-based Aeronautical Growth Company (ADA) facility. A supply instructed ET, “AMCA facility wants a devoted flight-testing vary. An meeting line is deliberate near the flight path. A devoted flight-testing vary reduces growth time and ensures quicker execution. This vary wanted to be near ADA, headquartered in Bengaluru. It was not attainable to have this in Bengaluru on account of load on the airport. That is why DRDO was on the lookout for land close to Bengaluru.”
