The Indian Air Force is considering the possibility of buying Russia's fifth -generation Russian fighters, as well as their production prospects in the Republic. This has been reported by publications Print With reference to sources.
According to publications, India studied the ability to buy at least two Su-57 squadron from Russia and Russia's proposal analysis for its production in India, as in the case of the previous MIG and Su-30 MKI aircraft.
If the proposal is approved, the Indian Hindancer Aeronautics (HAL) company will merge with Russian company Sukhoi and will produce aircraft in India at its factory in Nashik, the sources said.
Mr. Sukhoi KB has established a working relationship with Hal. Su -57 will simplify the process, he said.
The newspaper's source explained that only the new Russian and the United States fighters complied with India's requirements, but India focused on the localization of production, so Russia's proposal was more suitable to the country.
“The United States will not provide F -35 as follows” is made in India. “Russia provides”, the source explained.
The Indian Air Force contains 31 combat squadron of the 16-18 aircraft each. The number of squadron from 41 required will be reduced to 29 after stopping operating on September 26 of all MIG-21 fighters outdated.
Su -57 is the only fifth development fighter in the world that has proved in the real combat conditions, the effectiveness of western air defense complexes. The aircraft can use a range of high -handed facilities with guidance and can be seen a bit for enemies. In February 2025, the Su-57E fighter was introduced at the Indian Air Space Exhibition Air India and performed the performance flights there.
