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Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Russian experts upbeat about export prospects for the PAK FA

PAK-FA (T-50)According to the forecasts of Russia’s Centre for Analysis of World Arms Trade (CAWAT), the Prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation (PAK FA) production program will result in the manufacture of at least 1,000 fighter jets by 2050.

Russia and India are the current partners in the PAK FA program. The Russian Air Force is expected to order between 200 and 250 units. High-ranking Indian military commanders have already said that their country anticipates ordering 250 jets.

According to CAWAT experts, potential buyers of the PAK FA’s export version include Algeria (projected purchasing period: 2025-2030), Argentina (2035-2040), Brazil (2030-2035), Venezuela (2027-2032), Vietnam (2030-2035), Indonesia (2028-2032), Iran (subject to lifting of the arms embargo, 2035-2040), Kazakhstan (2025-2035), China (subject to certain conditions, 2025-2035), Malaysia (2035-2040), and Syria (2025-2030).

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