Indians look into Russia’s fifth-generation jet fighter

[RPK]

Indians look into Russia?s fifth-generation jet fighter : Voice of Russia

An Indian delegation has arrived at the town of Zhukovsky, near Moscow, to be briefed on and examine Russia’s new “frontline aircraft system”.

The delegation comprises officials of the HAL aircraft-building corporation, of the Defence Ministry and India’s Air Force.

The visit is part of the effort to carry out a joint project to develop a fifth-generation jet fighter that’s partly funded by India.

India’s Defence Ministry is expected to buy some 250 such planes.

 

[Desi Sher]

India’s Defence Ministry is expected to buy some 250 such planes.

 

[Agnostic_Indian]

Pak fa with brahmos will be great..

 

[d14gtc]

What Else wud ne1 want for .... but a long wa to go.

 

[Kinetic]

Pak fa with brahmos will be great..

PAK FA might get hypersonic Brahmos. They are already considering Brahmos for PAK FA.

Good to see they are working closely. 250 PAK FA will be a good punch.

 

[gowthamraj]

^ first picture looks so sexy

 

[Dash]

PAK FA might get hypersonic Brahmos. They are already considering Brahmos for PAK FA.

Good to see they are working closely. 250 PAK FA will be a good punch.

Hi Kinetic -

Long time. Hope u r doing good.

So, do u think they can carry barhmos internally???, I think they really have to reduce the size for that.

 

[Devianz]

Hi Kinetic -

Long time. Hope u r doing good.

So, do u think they can carry barhmos internally???, I think they really have to reduce the size for that.

It's too big to be carried internally. It will be carried under the engines.

 

[Agnostic_Indian]

It's too big to be carried internally. It will be carried under the engines.

Won't that be a compromise on stealth then ? I think they are trying to make it internal.

 

[gubbi]

Hi Kinetic -

Long time. Hope u r doing good.

So, do u think they can carry barhmos internally???, I think they really have to reduce the size for that.

I think, like Gambit had mentioned somewhere, this aircraft has been designed with different set of priorities. Radar LO is a prerequisite but then some of that has been traded off for super-maneuverability. And with that trade-off comes external pylons to carry such munitions. FGFA, I think, surely would come with provisions for external payloads!
PAKFA is, honestly, overkill in the region (or for that matter for any region where F-22 does not play) for atleast, very conservative estimates, a couple of decades more!

 

[WAQAS119]

It's too big to be carried internally. It will be carried under the engines.

Under Engines!!!

Then Pak-Fa will not be stealth anymore!
BTW it is really interesting to see how few naive people start discussing jets as if they are engineers/defence analysts by birth.

 

[WAQAS119]

Beatuiful Pic!!!!!!

 

[SpArK]

Under Engines!!!

Then Pak-Fa will not be stealth anymore!
BTW it is really interesting to see how few naive people start discussing jets as if they are engineers/defence analysts by birth.

Spot on!!! All are defense experts nowadays.LOL

 

[WAQAS119]

Spot on!!! All are defense experts nowadays.LOL

what do you mean!!!!!

 

[Markus]

Does anyone know the dimensions of Brahmos 2.

I doubt it will be sized enough (like Brahmos 1) to be able to carried by MKI/PAK-FA.