Reply With QuoteI am glad. A long tradition of cooperation and respect with a strategic orientation that is different enough where the two countries will not look at each other as strategic adversaries should do good things for future cooperation.
India and Russia going to sign biggest-ever defence deal worth $ 35 billion
India and Russia going to sign biggest-ever defence deal worth $ 35 billion
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-and-Russia-going-to-sign-biggest-ever-defence-deal-worth-35-billion/articleshow/15551929.cms?
India's quest for a futuristic stealth fifth-generation fighter, which will see the country spend around $35 billion over the next 20 years in its biggest-ever defence project, has zoomed into the decisive phase now.
India and Russia are getting all set to ink the full and final design or R&D phase contract for the 5th Gen fighter by this year-end or early-2013, say sources.While the Indian fighter will primarily be based on the T-50, it will be tweaked to IAF requirements.
India had inked the $295 million PDC with Russia in December, 2010. The R&D contract on the anvil is pegged at $11 billion, with India and Russia chipping in with $5.5 billion each.
"The three Russian T-50 prototypes have flown around 180 sorties till now. HAL's Ozar facility at Nashik will get three prototypes in 2014, 2017 and 2019...they will be flown by IAF test pilots," said a source."Russia has already given the draft R&D contract to us. It will include the cost of designing, infrastructure build-up at Ozar, prototype development and flight testing. So, India will have scientists and test pilots based both in Russia and Ozar during the R&D phase up to 2019. HAL will subsequently begin manufacturing the fighters," he added.
Interestingly, after first specifying the requirement for at least 166 single-seat and 48 twin-seat of these 5th Gen fighters, India is veering around to the view that it will go in for only single-cockpit jets now.
I am glad. A long tradition of cooperation and respect with a strategic orientation that is different enough where the two countries will not look at each other as strategic adversaries should do good things for future cooperation.
by the time the final installment of the 35 billion $ is paid india would have become a 25-30 trillion $ economy....so not a big burden.
Wonder what China will think of that.
Originally Posted by CrYsIs
it's stupid to count your chicken before they hatch
Please tell me HAL isn't gonna have anything to do with the production process...
How much a Single Indian version of PAK-Fa wil cost 35000/200= $175 million per aircraft for now, wonder how much will it inflate later, and how much the Plaaf j-20 will be costing.
Pretty sure the Saudi's have paid alot more.
60 billion one right? however 30 billion for F-15.
What's wrong with HAL's license production ?
AND THAT WILL BE YEAR _________________ ????????
I really hope Russians don't screw India like they did with the new(old) INS VIKRAMADITYA !!!!
Both of Nation are quite flexible and stretchable when it come to time.
The quality coming out of the HAL stables is not upto standards - Mig 21 and Jaguars comes to mind...
How were Indians "screwed" by Russia on the carrier? Come on now. There's no need for that.
Really - how much money did India spend on this carrier so far and the initial purchase cost ? Not to mention the time delays...
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