India is making efforts to modernise fighter jets, with the United States proposing sales of its F-35 fighter jets, and Russia’s state-owned defence exports company discussing collaboration with India on the Su-57E, a Russian fifth-generation fighter aircraft. The ongoing ‘Aero India 2025’ event in Bengaluru has become a focal point for highlighting these state-of-the-art fifth-generation aircraft, offering a platform to assess and compare Eastern and Western technological capabilities.
The Su-57, showing advanced avionics, supercruise capability, and stealth technology, debuted alongside the F-35 at Aero India 2025, underscoring India’s significant role as a hub for global defence and aerospace collaboration. This event, billed as Asia’s largest air show, celebrated its 15th edition at Air Force Station, Yelahanka in Bengaluru from February 10-14.
It shows a significant milestone in global defence cooperation and technological advancement. During a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House, US President Donald Trump announced that the United States plans to enhance military sales to India from 2025 onwards, with the eventual provision of F-35 fighter jets.
Donald Trump said that this decision would enable India to join the exclusive group of countries equipped with advanced stealth aircraft. US President Donald Trump says, “Starting this year, we will be increasing military sales to India by many billions of dollars. We are also paving the way to ultimately provide India with the F35, Stealth fighters”. Trump did not specify a timeline, but foreign military sales, especially for advanced technology such as the stealthy F-35 jet, usually require several years to finalise.
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