New Delhi: It is expected that India and Russia will very likely sign a pact to jointly develop an advanced fifth generation fighter aircraft during defence minister AK Antony's visit to Moscow in the coming week. Antony is visiting Moscow to attend the Indo-Russia inter-governmental commission on military technical cooperation.
India and Russia both are looking for a next generation stealth fighter which would adequately match, if not exceed the capabilities of the US Air Force's F22 Raptor, which is already in service, as well as the F35 Joint Strike Fighter, Lightning, being jointly developed by the US and the UK.
The PAK-FA is expected to have advanced stealth features, an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, thrust vectoring for increased manoeuvrability and a supercruise mode to fly at supersonic speed without using afterburners.
According to Russian sources, a prototype of the PAK-FA would make its first flight in early 2009.
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