Ilya Solovey
According to The Economic Times, the fighter could replenish the aircraft fleet of the Indian Armed Forces, since the parties were negotiating its production.
NEW DELHI, January 21. / TASS /. A new Russian fifth-generation fighter, the Su-57, may take part in the Aero India 2021 air show in Bangalore in early February. This was reported on Thursday by The Economic Times , citing sources among the organizers of the event.
This event could be the debut for the Su-57 in South Asia. According to the newspaper, the fighter could replenish the aircraft fleet of the Indian Armed Forces, since the parties were negotiating its production.
In addition to the Russian novelty, the American strategic bomber B-1 may be shown at the air show, which will take place on February 3-5. The rest of the equipment on display will consist of samples already in service in India, such as the French Rafale fighter, the Russian Su-30MKI and the Indian Tejas, as well as several helicopters.
According to the newspaper, tickets for the audience of the air show have already been sold out.
The Su-57 is a fifth-generation multipurpose fighter designed to destroy all types of enemy air, ground and surface targets while penetrating air defense systems.
Earlier on Thursday, the Komsomolsk-on-Amur aircraft plant handed over to the Russian armed forces the first of the planned batch of the Su-57 fighter jet, the regional government's website reported. He entered one of the air regiments of the Southern Military District.
Александр Шипиленко
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