08 February 2013

News Story: India uses Russian avionics in new fighter


BANGALORE, India, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- India's new Perspective Multirole Fighter will be equipped with Russian avionics.

The new Sukhoi/HAL FGFA aircraft is modeled on the Russian Federation's Sukhoi PAK FA PMF T-50 fifth-generation combat aircraft.

Obedinnoe Avaitstroitel'noi Corporatsii (United Aircraft Corp.) President Mikhail Pogosyan said in Bangalore that the next-generation fighter will "have a single set of on-board equipment," adding that it is a requirement of the Indian air force.

UAC has built four prototypes of the fifth-generation T-50 fighter, which are going operational tests, Russkoe Informatsionnoe Agentstvo news agency reported Wednesday.

Pogosyan said the Indian T-50 variant would be built in a single-seat configuration.

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