▁Su - 5 7 , ▁the ▁foundation ▁for ▁F G FA ' s ▁development , ▁among ▁many ▁things ▁the ▁degree ▁of ▁low ▁observ ability ▁allowed ▁by ▁the ▁design ▁being ▁the ▁biggest ▁of ▁issues . ▁However , ▁Indian ▁officials ▁did ▁not ▁rule ▁out ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁rela unch ing ▁the ▁F G FA ▁project ▁once ▁the ▁Su - 5 7 ▁is ▁fully ▁introduced ▁into ▁the ▁Russian ▁air ▁force , ▁or ▁later ▁acqu iring ▁the ▁fully ▁developed ▁platform . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁F G FA ▁program ▁was ▁not ▁cancel led ; ▁the ▁General ▁Director ▁of ▁United ▁A ircraft ▁Corporation ▁Y uri ▁S ly us ar ▁denied ▁the ▁previous ▁reports ▁saying ▁" the ▁topic ▁is ▁not ▁closed " ▁and ▁that ▁Russia ▁and ▁India ▁are ▁still ▁discuss ing ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁fifth - gener ation ▁f ighter . ▁ ▁On ▁ 9 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁during ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁I AF ▁represent atives , ▁Russia ▁offered ▁India ▁to ▁res ume ▁its ▁participation ▁in ▁Su - 5 7 ▁program . ▁Deput y ▁Director ▁of ▁Russia ’ s ▁Federal ▁Service ▁for ▁Military ▁and ▁Techn ical ▁Co operation ▁Vladimir ▁D roz h zh ov ▁told ▁that ▁" Russ ia ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁that ... ▁We ▁are ▁ready ▁and ▁are ▁propos ing ▁this ▁program ▁to ▁our ▁Indian ▁partners ". ▁I AF ▁Air ▁Chief ▁Marshall ▁Bir ender ▁Singh ▁D h ano a ▁during ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Russian ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ense ' s