p2prada
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You are comparing wrong aircraft. Compare the FGFA to the F-22 not the F-35. Even the F-22 was seen to be a 700 fighter project, not more. FGFA is seen to be a 1000 aircraft fighter project because exports are allowed.I doubt you will see more that 600 PAK-FA's and that would be over the life of the program. The F-35 on the otherhand will be constructed in the thousands!
Russia is planning a single engine fiftg gen fighter for it's LOW category and only that can be compared to F-35 for it's role or even the Indian AMCA in the future. I am not sure about Russia, but India will be replacing over 300-500 aircraft between 2015-2025 along with a simlutaneous increase in squadron numbers. All that will be filled with a low cost fighter like AMCA.
By 2030, India is expected to have 600+ Heavy weight Air superiority fighters(MKI+FGFA), just like the USAF with over 600 Eagles and 187 Raptors. A 1000 AMCA requirement would be a significant number and would match USAF F-35 requirements. Then we aren't even talking about Navy requirements for us, Russia as well as for export.
By the time FGFA starts mass production by 2020, India will have a $6Trillion economy nominally or a $10Trillion economy by PPP, all with today's exchange rates. So, our requirements will increase along with our economy. India will have a $24Trillion economy(nominally) by 2030 at the same growth rate which is quite expected or even $12Trillion at half the growth rate which is significantly low for India's current growth statistics(all figures with today's echange rates). Don't think of us being poor forever.