![]() They might end up with a fleet of say 400 Su-57s and 5-600 Su-75s with some Su-30s further upgraded and some Rafales for roles where stealth is not needed. the Su-75 because eventually it is going to replace all their other lighter aircraft, from Tegas, through MiG-21, 27, 29, and also Jaguar and M2K. With the light 5th gen fighter by its very nature of being cheaper and also cheaper to operate, you often want rather more of these so it actually makes more sense to make your own.įor India the best deal might be to buy 200 Su-57s in kit form and assemble them in India with an option for the same again in a couple of years time, but to actually set up for production of the numbers plane. if they could have bitten the bullet and just accepted the Russian Su-57 the way it was they might be producing it now at a price where they might have rather a lot entering service and a good return on all their investments. If you want to make something yourself then you make it more expensive than if you just bought it. The FGFA program failed for a series of factors and unfortunate events Obviously countries making it themselves will spend rather more, but countries wanting cheap fighters could buy off the shelf and get a great deal. they are showing it around and gauging interest in purchases and production. this is a 5th gen light fighter that is probably cheaper to buy and to operate than many US HALE and MALE type drones!!!! ![]() ![]() This new light 5th gen fighter is half the price or less of western 4+ gen fighters and its operational costs appear to be similar to the operational costs of the MiG-21 which means you can buy more and also operate more without breaking the bank. a bit like lots of European countries bought F-16s but not so many bought F-15s because they were too expensive to buy in large numbers unless you were a rich country that was showing off. there is a good chance that many countries are going to get on board with this aircraft.īuying a light 5th gen fighter makes sense because it is affordable so investing into it makes sense. if India wants to buy some or invest then fine, but if they don't that is fine too. It is not a Russian Air Force project, this is something Sukhoi has put together as an export product with UAE. this is Sukhoi saying they will take their product to this years Aero India defence airshow to present their latest product for export. I am sure we would score contract deals selling Su-75s to India but asking them to go throw billions is just you know already asking for too much. Don't start any military aircraft project if your country is not willing to go finance it. I hate it that 5th gen programs start with immediately asking for other countries to go fund it. The problem is Russia is asking India to be a pan handler again but for a different 5th gen program and our nationalistic Indians in india defense net forum will not be too happy that they fear this will kill their AMCA project.
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