India will begin production of anexport variant of Russian plane T-50...

[criminally bad]

India will begin production of an
export variant of Russian plane-
maker Sukhoi's T-50 stealth fighter
from 2020, Russian Defense
Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on
Wednesday during a visit to Delhi.
"The technical characteristics have
been confirmed to our (Russia and
India) defense ministries. We
propose serial production of the
plane should start by 2020," he
said, following the meeting of an
Indian-Russian intergovernmental
commission.
T-50 is a prototype of a multirole
stealth fighter jet currently
undergoing flight testing by the
Russian Air Force. The plane will
feature an electronically-scanned
active-array radar, supercruise
capability, high maneuverability
and low radar and infrared
signatures. Sukhoi claims it will
have significantly better
performance than the US-designed
Lockheed F-22 Raptor which is now
in service.
Russia also hopes to sign a deal
with India by the end of this year
for an additional batch of 42
Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter aircraft of
an improved standard to those
already in service in India, he said.
"Russia has presented India with a
contract for delivery of another 42
Su-30MKI aircraft. I hope it will be
signed by year-end," he said.
The new Su-30MKI will feature an
advanced active electronically-
scanned array radar system as well
as modified electronic warfare
systems and the ability to fire the
land-attack variant of the BrahMos
Russian-Indian supersonic cruise
missile, according to Defence
Industry Daily.
Russian-Indian joint venture
BrahMos Aerospace is expected to
supply the Indian Armed Forces
with about 1,000 BrahMos missiles.
India already has around 130 of
the advanced Su-30MKI's in
service, as part of a major
reequipment program for the
service, including purchase of 126
French Dassault Rafale fighters.

http://en.rian.ru/military_news/20121010/176529011.html

 

[Rajaraja Chola]

India should build new manufacturing facilities. We need spaces to build PakFa, tejas mk2, MMRCA etc.