FGFA back on-track :: Moscow and Delhi to invest $8 billion in 5th gen fighter jets

[raj76]

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The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi have agreed to develop an Indo-Russian fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA). Negotiators made a breakthrough last month deciding to lower investment cost to $4 billion for each country.

The deal opens the prospect of producing 250 FGFAs to replace the multirole Sukhoi-30MKI fighter, according to the source in India’s Ministry of Defence as quoted by Business Standard.

The 2008 deal is projected to cost each country $6 billion, adjusted for inflation. India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics and Russia’s Sukhoi have agreed to cut costs by 40 percent to $4 billion each over seven years.

The countries will invest $1 billion in the first year and another $500 million in each of the following six years.

In the meantime, India is negotiating with France on buying 36 multirole Rafale fighters for a price yet to be negotiated. French President Francois Hollande arrives in Delhi on Monday to sort out the financial details.

However, with the agreement reached between India and Russia and Rafale's projected astronomical cost, the spotlight could go back to the Indo-Russian fighter, according to spokesman from India’s Ministry of Defence.

 

[Rajaraja Chola]

Cool... Good news on Republic Day

 

[dadeechi]

Neither FGFA nor LCA would not be back on track unless and until IAF gets it's desired number of RAFALEs contracted.

Now experts don't pounce on me saying that they belong to different classes.

IAF sees a threat to their desired number of RAFALEs with the increased numbers of LCA and/or FGFA.

 

[Kal Muah]

Neither FGFA nor LCA would not be back on track unless and until IAF gets it's desired number of RAFALEs contracted.

Now experts don't pounce on me saying that they belong to different classes.

IAF sees a threat to their desired number of RAFALEs with the increased numbers of LCA and/or FGFA.

I dont see how IAF is seeing FGFA / LCA as a threat to RAFALE. All 3 of them plays a different role all together.

 

[dadeechi]

I dont see how IAF is seeing FGFA / LCA as a threat to RAFALE. All 3 of them plays a different role all together.

 

[migflug]

A necessary and welcome step. We need prototypes of fgfa asap to customize it according to our needs. Engine remains the problem.If all goes well we will have first fgfa by 2025

 

[sathya]

I dont see how IAF is seeing FGFA / LCA as a threat to RAFALE. All 3 of them plays a different role all together.

All are linked by Budjet available

 

[$@rJen]

wow.. that's great.. now bring the first prototype fast

 

[Kal Muah]

All are linked by Budjet available

Rafale deal almost done, Super Sukhoi's are bound to happen, FGFA negotiations are going on, LCA is already in line for production, so I guess theres no chance of backing out due to budget constraint, the only thing that can happen is playing with the quantity

 

[Papa Dragon]

Even though the deal is on, it will take a lot of time for IAF to get it's first FGFA as HAL is tied up with LCA(mk1, mk1A, mk2), upgrading MKI to Super Sukhoi Standard.

 

[surya kiran]

I dont see how IAF is seeing FGFA / LCA as a threat to RAFALE. All 3 of them plays a different role all together.

Its to do with money allocation for capex.

 

[kaykay]

Even though the deal is on, it will take a lot of time for IAF to get it's first FGFA as HAL is tied up with LCA(mk1, mk1A, mk2), upgrading MKI to Super Sukhoi Standard.

Yes first FGFA seems to arrive not before 2023-24 or even beyond. Though we'll have few FGFA prototypes in hand from 2019 onwards.

 

[T-72M1]

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The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi have agreed to develop an Indo-Russian fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA). Negotiators made a breakthrough last month deciding to lower investment cost to $4 billion for each country.

The deal opens the prospect of producing 250 FGFAs to replace the multirole Sukhoi-30MKI fighter, according to the source in India’s Ministry of Defence as quoted by Business Standard.

The 2008 deal is projected to cost each country $6 billion, adjusted for inflation. India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics and Russia’s Sukhoi have agreed to cut costs by 40 percent to $4 billion each over seven years.

The countries will invest $1 billion in the first year and another $500 million in each of the following six years.

In the meantime, India is negotiating with France on buying 36 multirole Rafale fighters for a price yet to be negotiated. French President Francois Hollande arrives in Delhi on Monday to sort out the financial details.

However, with the agreement reached between India and Russia and Rafale's projected astronomical cost, the spotlight could go back to the Indo-Russian fighter, according to spokesman from India’s Ministry of Defence.

source ?

 

[raj76]

source ?

http://www.defencenews.in/article/F...nvest-$8-billion-in-5th-gen-fighter-jets-2361

 

[cerberus]

Great News Very Good New coming This Republic Day!!!