▁mark ets ▁of ▁third ▁countries ." ▁ ▁The ▁Editor - in - ch ief ▁of ▁N ats ional n aya ▁O bor ona , ▁Ig or ▁Kor ot chen ko , ▁said ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁that ▁exports ▁of ▁the ▁joint ly ▁designed ▁f ighter ▁should ▁help ▁Russia ▁increase ▁its ▁share ▁of ▁arms ▁exports ▁to ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁I AF ▁would ▁induct ▁ 1 4 8 ▁single - se at ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ 6 6 ▁tw in - se at ▁variants ▁of ▁the ▁F G FA . ▁I AF ▁plans ▁to ▁induct ▁the ▁first ▁lot ▁of ▁aircraft ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁By ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁this ▁had ▁been ▁changed ▁to ▁ 2 1 4 ▁single ▁seat ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁Project ▁changes ▁and ▁del ays ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ence ▁( Mo D ) ▁announced ▁a ▁two - year ▁delay ▁in ▁the ▁project ' s ▁development . ▁The ▁then ▁Def ence ▁Minister ▁A . ▁K . ▁Anton y ▁had ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁F G FA ▁would ▁join ▁the ▁Indian ▁Air ▁Force ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁However , ▁his ▁deput y , ▁M . ▁M . ▁P all am ▁Raj u , ▁told ▁the ▁Parliament ▁that ▁the ▁fifth ▁generation ▁aircraft ▁is ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁cert ified ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁following ▁which ▁the ▁series ▁production ▁will ▁start .