China has deployed two types of stealth fighter in the hundreds and is developing two other types and everyone else is still arguing about workshares for developing their own stealth fighters.
Even if India joins either FCAS or GCAP they’ll still need a stealth fighter in hand as soon as possible. I expect them to buy the Su-57 as soon as the war in Ukraine ends or Trump further eases sanctions on Russia, whichever happens first.
Affectionate-Emu4140 on
Heres why
Rather_Unfortunate on
>India’s interest in joining one of the sixth-generation fighter projects — either the British-Italian-Japanese Tempest or the French-German-Spanish FCAS — raises questions about whether it would realistically buy Russian Su-57s.
pimezone on
Su-57 is so stealthy, that no one ever seen it on the battle field of russo-Ukrainian war.
oktaS0 on
Because it’s junk.
syscall0x01 on
I’ll try explaining this through an engineering lens:
When a Department of Defense evaluates purchasing a fighter jet from a foreign developer, they’re not just assessing the aircraft itself, they want the entire ecosystem of supporting technologies, training programs, instructors, maintenance infrastructure, and proven battlefield performance.
You’re not simply buying hardware, you’re buying a system of systems that is usable, maintainable, upgradeable to ever-evolving standards, and validated in real-world conditions.
Piltonbadger on
Cause they aren’t that good. Does that about sum it up?
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China has deployed two types of stealth fighter in the hundreds and is developing two other types and everyone else is still arguing about workshares for developing their own stealth fighters.
Even if India joins either FCAS or GCAP they’ll still need a stealth fighter in hand as soon as possible. I expect them to buy the Su-57 as soon as the war in Ukraine ends or Trump further eases sanctions on Russia, whichever happens first.
Heres why
>India’s interest in joining one of the sixth-generation fighter projects — either the British-Italian-Japanese Tempest or the French-German-Spanish FCAS — raises questions about whether it would realistically buy Russian Su-57s.
Su-57 is so stealthy, that no one ever seen it on the battle field of russo-Ukrainian war.
Because it’s junk.
I’ll try explaining this through an engineering lens:
When a Department of Defense evaluates purchasing a fighter jet from a foreign developer, they’re not just assessing the aircraft itself, they want the entire ecosystem of supporting technologies, training programs, instructors, maintenance infrastructure, and proven battlefield performance.
You’re not simply buying hardware, you’re buying a system of systems that is usable, maintainable, upgradeable to ever-evolving standards, and validated in real-world conditions.
Cause they aren’t that good. Does that about sum it up?