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Warning: Turbulence Ahead for the Russia-India Stealth Fighter
nationalinterest.org ^ | December 28, 2015 | Dave Majumdar

Posted on 01/05/2016 2:38:58 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper

An $11 billion deal between Moscow and New Delhi to jointly develop a stealthy fifth-generation fighter is on the verge of collapse. A recent meeting between Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and Russian president Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin does not seem to have broken the impasse.

According to India Today, New Delhi has lost confidence in the Russian T-50 PAK-FA effort after Moscow truncated its buy to about a squadron's worth of jets. The prevailing view within the Indian air force is that if Russia—which is the senior partner—is backing out of the program, then it will be left as the sole operator of an aircraft that largely fails to meet its requirements.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: aerospace; putin; russia

1 posted on 01/05/2016 2:38:58 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Russia's military: Don't believe the hype
Needless to say, Russia's ambition to spend $700 billion on armaments is as dead as Julius Caesar.

2 posted on 01/05/2016 2:42:30 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

The new Russian document, signed last Thursday by President Vladimir Putin, accuses NATO of violating international law and moving its military infrastructure closer to Russia's borders.
3 posted on 01/05/2016 2:45:59 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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When the Russians filled the vacum in Viet Nam(U.S. pulled out) they were referred to as “Americans Without Money”.


4 posted on 01/05/2016 5:32:41 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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