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Is India going to buy Sukhoi Su-57?

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Is India going to buy Sukhoi Su-57?

In October 2019, the Indian Air Force Chief of Air Staff RKS Bhadauria stated that the country will not be importing stealth fighters like the Su-57, and will instead focus on indigenous efforts such as the HAL AMCA.

Is India buying 5th generation fighter?

NEW DELHI: India is now finally getting set to launch its most ambitious indigenous military aviation project to build a fifth-generation fighter or the advanced medium combat aircraft (AMCA) with advanced stealth features as well as ‘supercruise’ capabilities.

Does India have any plans to buy the Su-57 from Russia?

India has nothing to do with the development of Su-57, and as of now does not plans to buy Su-57. India plans to co-develop FGFA with Russia and induct them in IAF. The FGFA will have many improvements over the Su-57 including engines, improved stealth, avionics, armaments, radar and control systems.

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What happened to India’s co-development project for the Su-57 fighter?

India withdrew in 2018 from the co-development and production of the Su-57, known in India as the Perspective Multi-role Fighter (PMF). The decade-long joint project was spearheaded by India’s state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Russia’s Sukhoi and aimed to design and produce an improved variant of the Su-57.

What is the difference between a 5th generation fighter based on Su-57?

HAL and Sukhoi are negotiating to co-develop a 5th generation fighter based on Su-57 under a project called FGFA (Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft) in India and PMF (Prospective Multirole Fighter) in Russia. Whereas Su-57 was developed by Sukhoi under PAK-FA (Prospective Airborne Complex – Fighter Aircraft) project.

Does India need a fifth generation fighter?

India still has a clear requirement for a fifth generation fighter and it’s not clear what other options it might have in achieving that goal. It has its own separate Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft program, or AMCA, but is a long-term effort that the FGFA was supposed to have led into in the future.

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