Why India can not make fighter planes?
India cannot ask ‘whole’ world to give this sophisticated technology because only a handful of nations could manage to develop modern fighter jet engines after decades of experience, trial, huge expense, infrastructure and ambition. Fighter jet engine is one of the most challenging machines ever made.
Who built Sukhoi?
Sukhoi Su-30MKI
| Su-30MKI | |
|---|---|
| Role | Multirole fighter, air superiority fighter |
| National origin | Russia / India |
| Manufacturer | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
| Design group | Sukhoi |
Why doesn’t the Indian Air Force buy more Su-30MKI fighters?
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is not keen to buying an extra 40 Su-30MKI fighters. Actually half of the service fighter fleet is made up of the aircraft and the Sukhoi fighter is expensive to maintain.
Why does the Indian Air Force need new fighter jets?
The Indian Air Force needs new fighters. It needed them pretty badly before the current conflict with China over a stretch of the Himalayas that both countries claim. Now it needs them even worse.
Why can’t India build its own fighter aircraft like the Eurofighter Typhoon?
Sign up for free & see how we’re changing freight. Originally Answered: Why is India not capable of building its own fighter aircraft like the Eurofighter Typhoon and Dassault Rafale? The most fundamental problem is a serious, serious lack of technology/engineering talent.
Does India need 200 new single engine fighter from India?
The IAF has been undergoing a modernization program to replace and upgrade its aging fighter fleet since the late 1990s. On Jan. 3, 2017, Minister of Defence Manohar Parrikar claimed that IAF is in need of “200 new single engine fighters to be made in India, which will easily cost around (USD)$45 million apiece without weaponry.”