Russian President Putin is expected to visit India in December for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit. He last visited India in December 2021 to attend the 21st edition of the meeting.Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India next month, Moscow has made a significant military proposal to New Delhi that could potentially reshape the future of Indian air power. India’s long-time ally has offered unrestricted access to technology for the new fifth-generation Su-57 stealth fighter jet to Delhi to support the country’s future fighter aircraft requirements.
According to Sergey Chemezov, the CEO of Russian government-owned defence conglomerate Rostec, the proposal is to initially supply the Su-57 fighters produced in Russia and, along the way, shift the production to India in stages. Read In AppRussia Offers Full Su-57 Fighter Tech To India Before Putin’s VisitRussian President Putin is expected to visit India in December for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit. He last visited India in December 2021 to attend the 21st edition of the meeting.
Russia Offers Full Su-57 Fighter Tech To India Before Putin’s Visit
A Sukhoi SU-57E presented at Dubai Airshow 2025 on November
Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India next month, Moscow has made a significant military proposal to New Delhi that could potentially reshape the future of Indian air power. India’s long-time ally has offered unrestricted access to technology for the new fifth-generation Su-57 stealth fighter jet to Delhi to support the country’s future fighter aircraft requirements.
According to Sergey Chemezov, the CEO of Russian government-owned defence conglomerate Rostec, the proposal is to initially supply the Su-57 fighters produced in Russia and, along the way, shift the production to India in stages.
That’s not all. Reports suggest that Moscow may also offer its single-engine stealth fighter aircraft, the Su-75 Checkmate, to India as well.
No other nation has ever offered this level of access to its defence technology to India. If India accepts the proposal, it could get access to capabilities that Western nations have repeatedly refused to share and build upgraded stealth fighters independently. Speaking to the news agency ANI on the sidelines of the Dubai Air Show 2025, Chemezov said Moscow is willing to open the entire fifth-generation ecosystem to India, including the manufacturing of engines, sensors, stealth materials and more.
Highlighting the decades-old all-weather partnership between the two nations, Chemezov said any demand by the Indian side regarding the technology will be “completely acceptable”.
