Indian-DefenseNews: The president of the United Aircraft Corporation said time was
needed to sort out certain issues related to the fifth generation
fighter aircraft.
“The projects of a fifth generation fighter jet and a military transport plane reflect our strategy on creating present-day high-tech products in cooperation with our partners,” Pogosyan said.
Joint projects with India such as the fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) and a multirole transport aircraft (MTA) are priority projects for Russia, president of Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Mikhail Pogosyan said on Tuesday. “The projects of a fifth generation fighter jet and a military transport plane reflect our strategy on creating present-day high-tech products in cooperation with our partners,” Pogosyan said.
A team of Sukhoi experts from Russia is in Pune carrying out a technical evaluation of Su-30MKI fighter planes. The Indian Air Force had grounded its fleet of Su-30s pending a technical review, following the crash of an aircraft last month. The Su-30 MKI, NATO reporting name Flanker-H, is the IAF’s elite fighter-bomber. It was developed by Sukhoi Aviation Corporation and built under license by HAL.
Pogosyan made the comments in the Chinese city of Zhuhai, which is hosting the China 2014 international air show China. More than 700 companies, 45 percent of which are foreign are participating in the air show. More than 120 jets and helicopters are put on display at static exposition. Russia presents around 300 exhibits of military products, including 21 life-size models.
