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The Sukhoi/HAL Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) is a fifth-generation fighter being developed by Russia and India. It is a derivative project from the PAK FA (T-50 is the prototype) being developed for the Indian Air Force (FGFA is the official designation for the Indian version).
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Russian Air Force to buy fewer PAK FA fighter aircraft

March 25, 2015 Ivan Safronov, Kommersant

The military is likely to buy fewer fifth generation T-50 fighters, scaling back requirements to 12 after initially planning for 52, due to economic considerations, Deputy Defence Minister Yuri Borisov has said

India realized that France is an unreliable partner - Russian military expert

March 12, 2015 RIR

As recently reported by the Times of India, Ministry of Defence of India is considering to break the contract with France for the purchase of 126 French fighters Rafale and intends to invest $25 billion into the development of the fifth-generation fighter FGFA in joint project with Russia

India to invest $25 billion in FGFA project

March 9, 2015 TASS

Faced with continuing deadlock in the mega deal to acquire 126 French Rafale fighters, India is now pressing the throttle to seal the even bigger project with Russia for the FGFA

Russia and India get down to constructing test FGFA models

February 17, 2015 RIA Novosti

Russia and India get to the stage of construction of the first experimental samples of the joint Indo-Russian project – the fifth generation fighter jet (FGFA), Sergei Goreslavsky, Deputy General Director of the enterprise, said in his interview to the news agency RIA Novosti.

First series of T-50 aircrafts has entered the Russian Air Force

February 3, 2015 RIR

The Russian Armed Forces began to accept into service the first fifth-generation aircraft, the T-50 (PAK FA), announced Yury Slyusar, head of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), on January 30 during an interview on the TV channel Russia-24

India, Russia to create FGFA ahead of schedule

January 24, 2015 Rossiyskaya Gazeta

Russia and India have agreed to accelerate their work on the creation of a new fifth generation fighter, the Indian TV channel NDTV reported after the Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu visited Delhi

PAK FA aircraft to have latest missiles

November 14, 2014 VPK-news

The Tactical Missiles Corporation (TRV) is concluding tests on the Kh-58USHK missile designed to equip the PAK FA, also known as the 5th generation fighter or the T-50

Who needs to down the FGFA?

October 29, 2014 Vinay Shukla

The spate of negative articles in the Indian media about the defence cooperation with Russia, especially concerning the FGFA project, indicates behind-the-scenes hectic attempts by Rafale lobbyists

Sixth generation fighter jet on Russia’s design board

October 22, 2014 Viktor Litovkin, specially for RIR

The general requirements for the aircraft are clear: the body is to be made of composite materials and it should attain high speeds and have the latest electronic warfare equipment, avionics, and a propulsion system

Russia fulfils FGFA obligations with India - Alexander Kadakin

February 7, 2014 Itar-Tass

The Russian Ambassador to India said there were no official complaints from New Delhi about Moscow not fulfilling obligations under the Indo-Russian fifth generation fighter aircraft. Other senior Russian defence officials echo the ambassador’s views

Criticism of FGFA project unfounded - Russian strategic analyst

February 1, 2014 Alexander Korablinov, RIR

The reports criticising the Indo-Russian project are aimed at diverting attention from the financial problems that the Indian Air Force will face if a contract to purchase Rafale jets is signed, according to Konstantin Makiyenko

Gunning for the PAK-FA: What the IAF really wants

January 24, 2014 Rakesh Krishnan Simha

The IAF’s reported potshots at the PAK-FA stealth fighter programme may be intended to prod the Russians and their Indian partners to deliver a quality aircraft

Joint production to be norm in new Indo-Russian defence projects

January 21, 2014 Rajeev Sharma, specially for RIR

A major highlight of Indo-Russian relations in 2014 is expected to be the fifth generation fighter aircraft, whose first prototype delivery has already been delayed by about two years and is now expected later this year

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