Russia may jointly produce Su-57 fighters with India

Russia is ready for joint production with India of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter, said the deputy head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Babich.
 
 
The executive gave an interview on Wednesday to the TASS news agency and said that the idea was conceived during the international aerospace exhibition Aero India 2025, which began this week in India.

“Of course, we are ready for it, our Indian partners can always come back to this project,” said Babich, considering the possibility of producing the military aircraft in cooperation with the Indian aerospace company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.

The Russian Su-57E fifth-generation multipurpose fighter made its maiden flight at the Aero India 2025 expo. The aircraft piloted by Sergei Bogdan made a 10-minute flight.

The Su-57 is the world’s only fifth-generation fighter that has proven its effectiveness against Western air defense systems in real combat conditions. The aircraft is capable of using a wide range of high-precision guided weapons and is difficult for enemy radars to detect.