After six years of negotiations on jointly developing an advanced fifth generation fighter aircraft with stealth features, New Delhi and Moscow today reached an agreement at a meeting of their Defence Ministers.
A formal pact will be be signed shortly after the deal is fine-tuned.
Designated PAK-FA, the multi-billion dollar programme will be the largest and most complex in Indo-Russian military cooperation, dwarfing BrahMos, the only true joint military project between the two countries as of now.
Fronted by Sukhoi Design Bureau, the PAK-FA will give both countries a distinct leap in fighter technology — the Russians have promised a first flight as early as 2009, and are open to a BrahMos-style model for development with New Delhi. In the next decade, the fighter will be produced in large numbers to replace legacy fighters in both countries’ air forces, including MiG-29s, Jaguars and Mirage-2000s.
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