Under its Technology Development Fund Scheme, which allows it to finance projects by giving grants to both public and private sector industries, the DRDO has begun developing retractable air-to-air refuelling probes for the AMCA programme.
The AMCA fighter jet is equipped with a retractable air-to-air refuelling system and a sophisticated fuel system to suit its operational and technical needs.
The technology chosen for the AMCA is an articulated probe and drug system, in which a hose with a drogue connection from the refuelling aircraft is attached to a trailing hose from the receiving aircraft.
