Signing The Biggest Ever Defense Deal

In the wake of Indias futuristic approach to augment the countrys defense preparedness

, the government is ready to spend a hefty amount of Rs 35 billion dollars on the fifth generation fighters; this is being reported as one of the biggest defense projects in the last 20 years which has zoomed into the decisive phase now. Both the countries, India as well as Russia are all set to ink the full and final design or R&D phase contract for the Fifth generation fighters by this yearend or early 2013, sources said. This decision will again underline the firm rejection of the US offer of its Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) or the F-35 Lightning II. To learn more about this issue buy online content.

Ahead of the R&D contract, under which India wants to induct over 200 stealth fighters from 2022 onwards, a senior team of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) engineers and IAF experts is making their way to Russia within a fortnight to ensure the completion of the full documentation and other work pertaining to the earlier preliminary design contract (PDC). Sources report that IAF chief Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne during his visit to Moscow last week had reviewed the performance of the 5th Gen fighter which is called as Sukhoi T-50. Indian fighter primarily based on the T-50 will be later improved according to IAF requirements. Buy news articles online to know more about the related developments. If we go back to December 2010, India had inked the $295 million PDC with Russia, this time 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 Nasik will get three prototypes in 2014, 2017 and 2019...they will be flown by IAF test pilots," said a source. Russia has reportedly given the draft R&D contract to India which will include the expenses of designing, infrastructure build-up at Ozar, prototype development and flight testing. Thus India will have its scientists and test pilots based in both Russia and Ozar all through the phase upto the year 2019. Interestingly India after specifying the requirement for at least 166 single-seat and 48 twin-seat prototypes of these 5th Gen fighters is now changing its direction around to view that it will go in for single cockpit jets now. Sources have also said that Both F-35 and T-50 are single-seaters. A second cockpit will compromise the stealth capabilities by at least 15% apart from adding to the weight and reducing fuel capacity. Moreover, R&D costs could go up by another $2 billion for the twin-seater.To take a glimpse of these fighter jets buy online images.

by: John Matthew

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