Putin's Brics visit: Su-57, Super Sukhois fighter jets, S-500 on Russia’s defence offer list

During Putin’s three-day stay, Russia is going to have wide-ranging defence talks about these defence proposalsNEW DELHI: With Russian President Vladimir Putin landing in New Delhi on Friday, Moscow has come up with a list of defence proposals for India, including joint production of Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jets and over $11-billion upgrade of the Su-30MKI fleet into “Super Sukhois”. In Friday’s talks with Putin, PM Modi said that besides discussions on various topics like trade, infrastructure, energy, technology, there were talks about defence too.During Putin’s three-day stay, Russia is going to have wide-ranging defence talks about these defence proposals. Besides Su-57 jet and Su-30MKI upgrade offers, the Russian side is expected to “push for proposals for additional S-400 air-defence systems, Pantsir-S1M point-defence system, radars and strategic submarines”, defence sources told TOI. The $11 billion “Super Sukhoi” programme involves new AESA radars, modern avionics, enhanced electronic-warfare capabilities and new engines. Reports also indicate that India plans to acquire roughly 300 R-37M missiles from Russia via direct purchase or future domestic manufacturing arrangements.

Source: Times of India September 11, 2026 17:41 UTC