Aircraft
Russia, India Forge Ahead on Fifth-Gen Fighter
This model of the Prospective Multirole Fighter (PMF) in Indian Air Force markings was displayed at the recent Aero India show in Bangalore. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)
This model of the Prospective Multirole Fighter (PMF) in Indian Air Force markings was displayed at the recent Aero India show in Bangalore. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)

Sukhoi announced this week that the “design and development” (D&D) phase of the Russo-Indian prospective multifunctional fighter (PMF), also known as the fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA), has been completed. The aircraft is a joint development with India of the T-50 that Sukhoi has already designed and flown for the Russian Air Force. “The airplane has been shaped completely,” the manufacturer stated.

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