Raj-Hindustani
Elite Member
Su 57 is the best available option for IAF as today.
If I were the decision-maker, since Russia is ready to provide the required ToT, I would consider a fast-track deal: 12 standard Su-57s initially, with direct deliveries starting within 24 months, while a customised Indian variant begins in 2029. That would allow another 2–3 years for upgrades, integration and testing before full-scale production. Overall, I would look at around 70–80 aircraft.
so production will end before 2035, and production of AMCA can start afterwoards, if still a 1- 2-year delay for AMCA, then we might add 12-24 additional orders
