Indian Air Force officially came out of the FGFA program (Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft), in which it was planned jointly with Russia to develop a fifth-generation combat aircraft, the Su-57, transfers “Warspot” with reference to the portal janes.com.
In October last year, the Indian Air Force commanders need to close FGFA. In early April of this year, representatives of the Defense Ministry of India will pay an official visit to Russia - one of the topics discussed was the release of the program in India.
The Indian Air Force is considered, that the Russian Su-57 does not meet the stated requirements of secrecy. Besides, Indian side believes, that the combat avionics, Russian radars and sensors do not correspond to the development of the fifth generation standards. In this case, the Indian military claimed, that may later reconsider his plans for the FGFA program or will buy production models of the Su-57, if the characteristics of its final version will satisfy the requirements of the Ministry of Defense of India.
FGFA program was launched in 2007 year, its main contractors steel PJSC "Company" Sukhoi "from the Russian side and the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd with Indian. Countries agreed to create a fighter of the fifth generation on the basis of the Russian PAK FA, also known as T-50 and later renamed Su-57. A few years later FGFA program changed its name to Perspective Multi-Role Fighter (PMF), but even in India it is called Air Force continues. In the first phase of the program cost $295 million, has developed the design of the Indian fighter, but further FGFA project has not moved because of the many differences, arisen between the parties.
