Russia has No Plans to Assemble Sukhoi-35S Fighters in China

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Russia has no plans to assemble some of its Sukhoi-35S fighter planes in China, according to Russian News Agency Tass .

It quoted a military source as saying that all Russia’s Sukhoi-35S jet fighters will be delivered in fully assembled form to China.

He made the statement at the ongoing International Aviation and Space Expo MAKS-2015, which started on August 25 and will last until August 30 in the town of Zhukovsky in Moscow.

Earlier reports mentioned the possibility of some planes might be assembled in China. By now all details have been cleared up and the whole batch of the jet fighters will be delivered to the customer fully assembled.

"There are no plans for licensed production in China. All planes will be delivered from Russia," Tass quoted the source as saying.

Over 150 companies from more than 25 countries attended the MAKS-2015 Expo.

 

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PLA set to acquire 24 Su-35s from Russia

• Staff Reporter
  
• 2015-08-27
  
• 10:28 (GMT+8)

A Su-35 fighter jet at the Zhuhai Airshow in Guangdong, Nov. 10, 2014. (Photo/CNS)

A deal for the People's Liberation Army to acquire 24 Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets from Russia could be completed this week, China's Global Times reports.

Discussions on the acquisition have been ongoing for some time and it remains unclear whether there are still points on which the two sides disagree on. It appears likely, however, that an outcome will be revealed at the MAKS-2015 international aerospace show to be held Aug. 25-30 at Zhukovsky, 40 kilometers southeast of Moscow.

According to Ivan Goncharenko, the first deputy director general of Russia's arms exporter Rosoboronexport, the contract is currently at an approval stage. "We are holding talks with our Chinese partners on agreeing a draft contract for the supply of fighter jets," Goncharenko said Monday.

The Su-35, a twin-engine, supermaneuverable multirole fighter, has been marketed by Russia to numerous countries include Brazil, India, Indonesia and South Korea, though it appears China is set to be come the first country to import the aircraft.

The Russian Air Force ordered 48 production units of Su-35S jets — a revamped version of the Su-35 — in August 2009. Delivery of the aircraft commenced in 2011 and the last 12 remaining jets will all be delivered by the end of the year at a pace of two jets per month.

There are now reports that the Russian defense ministry could sign a new agreement to purchase another 40 Su-35S jets and that the deal could be signed at MAKS-2015 this week.

The Su-35 previously appeared at the Zhuhai Airshow in southern China's Guangdong province in 2014, both as an exhibit and giving a flight demonstration. Chinese vice president Li Yuanchao was reportedly impressed with the fighter's mobility, modern avionics and engine.

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I'm surprised that the Russians agreed to a small number, seeing they had been negotiating with China to buy larger number since early 2013.

 

[Akasa]

The "rumor" has been circulating for over four years now with no substance or credence. There is no plan to assemble them in China because there was no purchase in the first place.

 

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Chinese cost of production is increasing heavily on daily basis. So, now we can understand what would be the future of China. I heard that the labor cost of China is greater than that of India.