India, Russia to create FGFA ahead of schedule

[anant_s]

That's not correct, check this:

India to customise Russia's FGFA planes - The Hindu

Well this is quite a pleasant surprise.

The Indian version of an Indo-Russian fifth-generation fighter plane is going to be lighter weight, more powerful and less visible to enemy radars that the original Russian version, according to a senior executive at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.

If that is true, Indian FGFA along with improved avionics will perhaps be much better than its Russian brother.

HAL is to get three Russian prototypes for re-design and testing in 2015, 2016 and 2017, and will hand over the first series produced aircraft to the IAF in 2019, Mr. Subrahmanyan said.

& that might mean we'll have our first squadron (15 planes or so) by 2020-21.

 

[sancho]

Well this is quite a pleasant surprise.


If that is true, Indian FGFA along with improved avionics will perhaps be much better than its Russian brother.


& that might mean we'll have our first squadron (15 planes or so) by 2020-21.

That WAS the plan, which actually sounded capable and reasonable in terms of costs and delivery timeframe. The news now and what the changes the new MoD wants to implement might change that and that would be disappointing, but lets see if a clear statement is out on what they mean.
However, we can't compromise on indigenous materials and avionics, the 2 fields were we actually have gained credible know how and can contribute.

 

[$@rJen]

That's not correct, check this:

India to customise Russia's FGFA planes - The Hindu

link says we'd get the first proto type this year!!!! Well, is it really going to happen??? I don't think so.

 

[SrNair]

Talk，talk，talk！

Better than copy ,copy,copy

 

[sancho]

link says we'd get the first proto type this year!!!! Well, is it really going to happen??? I don't think so.

There were reports that the next prototypes will not come one after the other, but in with 2 or even more at the time, so one of them could be for India too. But if we changet the plans now again, that schedule might be changed too.