What're the timelines here ? Proposal for the Super Sukhoi upgrades to CCS has either not been put up by IAF / MoD or has not been sanctioned. Development & certification timelines expected to last 8 years due to be completed by 2032-33 post which upgradation of 80 nos MKI is expected to take another 8 years.
Assuming SDR & SATCOMs have indeed been added, the Su-30s will have improved data security, improved jamming resistance, improved situational awareness. Most importantly, the Su-30s will have co-operative engagement capability.
Yeah there is a running tender scope for such work wrt SDR IRST etc for Mk2 and Mk1a. Quite sure Mk1a batch is gradually getting the rollout. When, where and how many are just specifics as suited per use case and scheduling. Sometimes IAF give a specific timeline, for new jets HAL is supposed to do that, this schedule also falls apart many times due to vendor or unavailability issues. Right now ADA HAL are probably in charge to clear the same with airworthiness clearance.
if this is true then forget about the su57 lol @Rajput Lion, the IAF is not going to settle for a 5- fighter especially if it becomes clear that russia doesnt really trust india in anyway. Maybe the putin visit changes things but lol.
177S offered to us is literally a 5th gen engine based on AL-31FP architecture. Kunal is completely wrong here. Its SFC and SEP is far far better than even 117 that is on Su-57S, forget about 117S that is on Su-35S.
India is far far important to Russia than any country of the world(and vice-versa). Stop believing everything you read on the internet.
sorry but i simply trust someone who has worked on the su57 program more than i trust some guy on an internet forum. looks like any su57 deal with the current offer is a no show unless it changes.
