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This fascinating new timeline infographic apparently from Sukhoi Aviation Corp. for the first time details its vision for the PAK-FA T-50 programme, starting from the baseline T-50 prototypes currently in flight test, right down to upgraded airframes beyond 2020. The big takeaways:
1. The FGFA for India is designated the Su-50E and described as an 'export version' of the Su-50. That's 144 of the single-seat version. That pretty much confirms where things stand. The graphic mentions June 2016 with the Su-50E. Don't think they mean deliveries.
2. The graphic mentions the Su-55 FGFA (this will be the India's Prospective Multirole Fighter), a twin-seat jointly developed configuration that was part of India's original plan, but fell through after the IAF decided it would go with just 144 single-seat types. So, that 144 single-seaters, modified for export to India, and 40 twin-seaters jointly developed with India. (But the PMF model unveiled at Aero India 2013 was a single-seat jet. So.)
3. The graphic also for the first time reveals the Su-50EK and Su-50ES, export versions of the fighter aimed at South Korea and Iran.

Crtsy : Shiv Aroor and Livefist

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