Russia & India signs FGFA Deal (Fifth-Generation Multi-role Fighter)

[Lankan Ranger]

Russia & India signs FGFA Deal (Fifth-Generation Multi-role Fighter)

Russia & India signed a contract on Tuesday to jointly develop a design for a new fifth-generation multirole fighter.

The document was signed between Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport & India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) during Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's current visit to India.

Russia's Sukhoi holding & India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited agreed in early 2010 to jointly develop a fifth-generation fighter jet based on the T-50 design.

The project design cost is estimated at $295 million, shared equally between Russia and India.

The two sides agreed to develop both a single-seat & a two-seat version of the aircraft by 2016, initially focusing on the single-seat version.

Russia has been developing its own fifth-generation fighter since the 1990s. The current prototype, known as the T-50, was designed by the Sukhoi design bureau and built at a plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in Russia's Far East.

Russian officials have already hailed the fighter as "a unique warplane" that combines the capabilities of an air superiority fighter and attack aircraft.

Russia is planning to use the jointly-developed 5G fighter as an export version of T-50, while India is expecting the new fighter aircraft to enter service with its air force by 2020.


Russia, India sign design contract for prototype multirole fighter | Defense | RIA Novosti

 

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[SpArK]

India, Russia Sign PDC For FGFA, IAF's PAK-FA Is Called PMF--Perspective Multi-role Fighter!!​

A Contract for Preliminary Design of the Indo-Russian Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft was signed between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Rosoboronexport and Sukhoi here today. The Project involves design and development of a Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft that will have advanced features such as stealth, supercruise, ultra-maneuvrability, highly integrated avionics suite, enhanced situational awareness, internal carriage of weapons and Network Centric Warfare capabilities.


The aircraft to be jointly developed is termed Perspective Multi-role Fighter (PMF). PMF draws upon the basic structural and system design of the Russian FGFA Technology Demonstrator with modifications to meet IAF specifications which are much more stringent. The broad scope of bilateral cooperation during the joint project covers the design & development of the PMF, its productionization and joint marketing to the third countries. Programme options include the design & development of a twin seater variant and the integration of an advanced engine with higher thrust at a later stage.

Today's contract is only the first in a series of such contracts which will cover different stages of this complex programme. The total cost including options and the value of production aircraft will make this the biggest Defence programme ever in the history of India involving production of over 200-250 aircraft.

The Contract was signed by Mr. A Isaykin, General Director, Rosoboronexport and Mr. M Pogosyan, General Director RAC MiG & Sukhoi from the Russian side and Mr. Ashok Nayak, Chairman, HAL and Mr. NC Agarwal, Director (D&D), HAL from the Indian side at Delhi.

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[Ammyy]

The Contract was signed by Mr. A Isaykin, General Director, Rosoboronexport and Mr. M Pogosyan, General Director RAC MiG & Sukhoi from the Russian side and Mr. Ashok Nayak, Chairman, HAL and Mr. NC Agarwal, Director (D&D), HAL from the Indian side at Delhi.

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Mig and sukhoi both ???

 

[KS]

Mig and sukhoi both ???

Actually its no more MiG or Sukhoi separately.

Its UAC and Pogosyan is a board member in UAC in his capacity as the head of the JSC Sukhoi Bureau.

 

[Ghostwhowalks]

beautiful bird....and its just a prototype for now...it may become even more beautiful and menacing by the time it recieves IOC. the Russians are in a league of their own when it comes to fighter jet design- the others done even come close....

 

[Ammyy]

Actually its no more MiG or Sukhoi separately.

Its UAC and Pogosyan is a board member in UAC in his capacity as the head of the JSC Sukhoi Bureau.

Well i am not able to understand .

PakFa is Sukhoi`s product then why they will share technology with Mig ??

 

[Yeti]

I just can't wait for the 2nd prototype flight in 2011 this footage below is amazing!!

 

[my name is arya]

good news

lets wait when the plane fly in our sky

 

[Kinetic]

This is a historic event for IAF!!!

The future in the making. The FGFA will be the backbone of IAF taking the lead from MKI. Though there is minimum chance that MKi will see the war as leading fighter but FGFA will. It will be one of the important for the Indian armed forces against the enemy.

 

[angeldemon_007]

Well i am not able to understand .

PakFa is Sukhoi`s product then why they will share technology with Mig ??

Mig and Sukhoi has now merged into UAC. PakFa is actually the design of original sukhoi company which won over the mig's design. Also the merger happened not long back. The future aircraft, I mean after PakFa will be from this company.

beautiful bird....and its just a prototype for now

I like those green patches. Its sexy. I hope India does not give its own color, Indian fighter color looks ugly, IAF should go for metal grey.