The initial version of a fighter plane, being jointly developed by India and Russia and tipped to be one of the most-advanced in the world, will be unveiled in India in 2014. The Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) with stealth features is slated to be inducted in the Indian Air Force by 2022. The two sides are close to signing a key contract expected to be worth over $11 billion for research and development phase of the project in the near future. “The first prototype of the FGFA is scheduled to arrive in India by 2014 after which it will undergo extensive trials at the Ojhar air base (Maharashtra)… we are hopeful that the aircraft would be ready for induction by 2022,” IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne said.
Source: Indian Express
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