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Rafale for Quantity, Su-57 for Quality: Ex-IAF Vice Chief Says Amid AMCA, FCAS, GCAP Delays, Sukhoi-57 is India’s Only Available Option

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The Indian Air Force (IAF) faces mounting pressure to rethink its next-generation fighter strategy. Its indigenous fifth-generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) remains at least a decade from induction, while both major sixth-generation programs it is evaluating — the UK-Italy-Japan GCAP and the France-Germany-Spain FCAS — are plagued by delays and internal disputes. Earlier this […] The post Rafale for Quantity, Su-57 for Quality: Ex-IAF Vice Chief Says Amid AMCA, FCAS, GCAP Delays, Sukhoi-57 is India’s Only Available Option appeared first on EURASIAN TIMES.

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