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Russia doesn’t want to miss massive $4 billion Super Sukhoi program; Offers its own Super Sukhoi package to IAF

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February 3, 2023

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Source : Indian Defence Updates (IDU)

Russia offers its own version of Super Sukhoi upgrade program to IAF, to counter HAL's offer

An Indian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKI

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has proposed its own Super Sukhoi upgrade proposal to the Indian Air Force that comprises largely of the Uttam Mark III radar a new cockpit layout and upgraded avionics for which HAL is keen to get Russia‘s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) to act as a consultant in the program.

While on the other hand, Russia doesn’t want to miss out on the $4 billion upgrade program of 150 Indian Sukhoi Su-30 fighters and United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has come up with its own Super Sukhoi upgrade program for the Indian Air Force.

NIIP’s Belka AESA radar for the Su-57 Saturn AL-41F1S (Izdelie 117S) engine on display at the 2009 MAKS

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Russian United Aircraft Corporation has proposed to equip the IAF Sukhois with more powerful AL-41F1 engine and is also ready to offer an export variant of the N036 Byelka AESA radar developed for the Sukhoi Su-57 5^th generation stealth fighter as well as a new Optical Electronic Sighting navigation system with improved performance characteristics along with a new set of Electronic countermeasures and Multi-channel communication and data transmission system including a new cockpit layout with two main multi-function LCD display.