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SOURCE THE HINDU -Russia and India should speed up work on their joint fifth-generation fighter plane to meet the challenge from the Chinese rival unveiled earlier this week, said a leading military expert.
“The Chinese prototype of a fifth-generation aircraft, J-20, appears to be a long-range strike aircraft and as such it will pose a potential threat to India,” said analyst Konstantin Makienko of the Moscow-based Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST).
China's stealth fighter made its first 15-minute flight on Tuesday over an airfield in the south-western city of Chengdu. Mr. Makienko called the test flight an “unquestionable success” for the Chinese defence industry.
“China has emerged as the third nation developing the fifth-generation fighter plane after the U.S. and Russia,” he told The Hindu.
The Russian expert said India and Russia should intensify efforts to build their advanced fighter plane if they are not to lose the race to China.
“The J-20 fighter will be a direct rival of the Russian-Indian fifth-generation aircraft. The Chinese plane will be ready by 2020, so time will be a crucial factor.”
The Russian prototype, T-50, made its first flight a year ago. India joined the project only last month when the two sides signed a contract for the preliminary design of the fifth-generation fighter aircraft to be called Perspective Multi-role Fighter (PMF).
India will contribute about 30 per cent of the plane's total design by providing composite material components, some avionics, electronic warfare systems and cockpit displays. Indian designers will also be responsible for re-modelling Russia's single-seat fighter into a two-seater version for the IAF.
The PMF planes are expected to start rolling out around 2017, but delays cannot be ruled out, judging by past experience.
The fifth-generation fighter will be the first Indo-Russian aviation project that will be marketed in third countries.
The Russian Center for Analysis of International Weapons Trade estimates the global market for the PMF at over 400 planes.
“In order to retain its competitive edge the Russian-Indian fifth-generation fighter should enter global markets before the Chinese plane and cap its price at $80-100 million per aircraft,” the Russian expert said.
To rival China's new stealth jet
India to contribute 30% of design:cool:
MILITARY AVIATION AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY NEWS: Call to speed up Indo-Russian fighter project
 
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We should not worry and hurry for PAKFA, let it take its own sweet time. The new technology will take lots of time. In fact, 5th Gen stealth yet to see full operational with good economics of sale. F-22 is closed coz of high cost, F-35 is in testing phase. PAK-FA & J20 is just out of the hangers.

In fact, years will take to master this technology..
 
I dont think there is any need to rush up things, it is not going to achieve anything for us. A matured tech is better than the rushed one.
 
Common guys stick to the topic. Stop killing each other.
@ Chinese-Dragon
Share some information about your stealth fighter.
 
Rushing things are never nice. Although I want to see the J-20 to come out earlier if there are problems that needs to be fixed I'd prefer a couple more years spent on the developmental process than rushing things and potentially endangering the lives of the pilots.
 
Rushing things are never nice. Although I want to see the J-20 to come out earlier if there are problems that needs to be fixed I'd prefer a couple more years spent on the developmental process than rushing things and potentially endangering the lives of the pilots.

all the best for your J-20 program.:china: Pak-Fa, J-20, FGFA are being developed in mind to counter western threats from f-35 and f-22. Our programs should take their own time, get the tech developed for radars, weapons, payload, range, engines, and stealth.
 

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