5 7 , ▁including ▁advanced ▁sens ors , ▁networking ▁and ▁combat ▁av ion ics . ▁The ▁Indian ▁version ▁would ▁be ▁also ▁a ▁two - se ater ▁with ▁pilot ▁and ▁co - p il ot ▁or ▁weapon ▁systems ▁operator ▁( W SO ). ▁ ▁Re ports ▁indicated ▁that ▁India ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁F G FA ▁programme ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁but ▁also ▁hint ed ▁that ▁the ▁project ▁could ▁be ▁res umed ▁at ▁a ▁later ▁date , ▁when ▁the ▁Su - 5 7 ▁is ▁fully ▁oper ational ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁Air ▁Force ▁first . ▁However , ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁General ▁Director ▁of ▁United ▁A ircraft ▁Corporation ▁Y uri ▁S ly us ar ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁F G FA ▁program ▁was ▁not ▁cancel led ▁and ▁India ▁is ▁still ▁working ▁with ▁Russia ▁and ▁sending ▁questions ▁to ▁Su k ho i ▁about ▁the ▁future ▁aircraft . ▁However , ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁Indian ▁Air ▁Force ▁Chief ▁of ▁Air ▁Staff ▁R KS ▁Bh ada uria ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁country ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁importing ▁ste alth ▁f igh ters ▁like ▁the ▁Su - 5 7 , ▁and ▁will ▁instead ▁focus ▁on ▁ind igen ous ▁efforts ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁H AL ▁AM CA . ▁ ▁Development ▁Following ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁Bra h M os ▁project , ▁Russia ▁and ▁India ▁agreed ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁joint ly ▁study ▁and ▁develop ▁a ▁Fif th ▁Generation ▁F ighter ▁A ircraft ▁( F G FA