The first successful flight of the two-seat Su-57D version attracted the attention of Indian media. The Times of India newspaper stated that the new fighter is capable of increasing the republic's interest in purchasing the Su-57 against the backdrop of delays in the national AMCA program.
According to the authors of the publication, the Su-57D can perform the functions of an airborne command post and coordinate the work of drones.
The article also recalled that India had previously shown interest specifically in the two-seat version of the promising Russian fighter within the framework of the FGFA program, which New Delhi later withdrew from.
According to analysts, the Su-57 is capable of providing India with "critically important temporary potential" until its own AMCA fighter appears, which is not expected before 2034–2035.
Earlier it became known that India made the purchase of the Su-57 conditional on access to the source code of the onboard electronics and radio-absorbing material technologies.
