T-50 - better than American counterparts. Putin thinks so
At a meeting with representatives of the military-industrial complex, Russian experts in the field of national security and the military, Vladimir Putin said that at the present time there is no doubt that the Russian-made 5 fighter will be better than its American counterparts. This was reported by RIA "News" The presidential candidate told military experts about the implementation of the T-50 project (PAK FA - a promising aviation frontline aviation complex), and also highly praised Russia’s cooperation with India.
As the prime minister noted, India will purchase fighter in large quantities. Putin stressed: “It is clear that we will do it. Everything, there are no questions. Technological issue is closed. And we will do it quickly enough. ” Putin added: “The T-50 turns out better than the American 5 generation aircraft. It also becomes obvious to all specialists. ” Vladimir Putin, who recently visited the manufacturing plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, said that today the 3 of the aircraft is already in the air, and several more will appear this year.
The participants of the “round table” also learned from the prime minister that the first stage of the project was carried out by the Russian aircraft manufacturers, one can say independently. In order to reduce both the cost of the project and the final product, India is involved in the work. Putin noted that the Indians will buy this plane in considerable quantities.
Compared with analogues of previous generations, the PAK FA combines the capabilities of a strike aircraft and a fighter. The aircraft is equipped with a promising radar station with a phased antenna array and a fundamentally new complex of onboard electronic equipment with the function of an electronic pilot. The first flight of the T-50 made 29 on January 2010 of the year. A public display of this aircraft was held on 17 on August 2011 of the year at the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2011.
Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force, Colonel-General Alexander Zelin, said earlier that in 2015, the number of those participating in the PAK FA trials would increase almost fivefold.
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