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India to reconsider joint manufacture or purchase Russian Su-57 fighter jet

Russia's Sukhoi Su-57 (also known as the PAK FA and the T-50) fifth-generation jet fighter now has an export permit, and the Russian government is reportedly reviewing documents to officially rename the aircraft from its T-50 internal designation to Su-57, according to a source in the Russian aviation industry. This reported by Sputnik.

New Delhi is ready to reconsider its cooperation with Moscow for the joint manufacture or purchase of the fifth generation Russian Su-57 fighter jet after the aircraft is commissioned and tested by the Russian military, Birender Singh Dhanoa, the chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, said.

Dhanoa said in an interview with the Russian Armed Forces' official newspaper, Krasnaya Zvezda, that India would make a decision on the Su-57 jet after seeing it in action in Russia, and after Moscow presents the new aircraft in New Delhi.

Under the existing contract, the first Su-57 jet will be introduced into service in Russia later this year, while the second item will be finished in 2020.

In mid-February, Russian state corporation Rostec's director for international cooperation, Viktor Kladov, said that India had shown great interest in the Su-57 jet. The interest of foreign buyers in the Su-57 confirms that the serial production of this modern multi-role fighter should begin as soon as possible, he stressed.

Anatoly Punchuk, deputy director of Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC), said that Russia is ready to resume works with India on the fifth generation fighter jet based on Su-57 technology, however, "the decision to temporarily suspend this project was made by India". 

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