▁is ▁also ▁ready ▁to ▁for ego ▁a ▁ 5 0 : 5 0 ▁work ▁share ▁to ▁prevent ▁further ▁del ays ▁from ▁absor ption ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁technology ; ▁both ▁countries ▁agreed ▁to ▁manufact ure ▁the ▁first ▁batch ▁of ▁aircraft ▁in ▁Russia ▁and ▁for ▁subsequent ▁batch es ▁to ▁be ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁H AL . ▁ ▁By ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Indian ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁f ading ▁after ▁Russia ▁cut ▁back ▁their ▁own ▁purch ases . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁Russia ▁and ▁India ▁have ▁agreed ▁to ▁develop ▁F G FA ▁and ▁lower ▁invest ment ▁cost ▁to ▁$ 4 ▁billion ▁for ▁each ▁nation . ▁They ▁will ▁invest ▁$ 1 ▁billion ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁and ▁another ▁$ 5 0 0 ▁million ▁per ▁year ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁six ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁two ▁nations ▁announced ▁a ▁detailed ▁work - share ▁agreement ▁for ▁joint ▁production . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁another ▁announ cement ▁came ▁out ▁regarding ▁a ▁" mil estone " ▁p act ▁to ▁final ise ▁the ▁detailed ▁design ▁for ▁the ▁fifth - gener ation ▁f ighter ▁aircraft ▁( F G FA ) ▁and ▁move ▁ahead ▁with ▁the ▁mult ib ill ion - d ollar ▁co - development ▁project . ▁It ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁signed ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁Then ▁later ▁that ▁month ▁the ▁project ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁lost ▁when ▁the ▁Rus si