Russia Returns With 8 Su-57E Jets: Can They Fill India’s Fighter Gap Before AMCA?

Russia is back with a smaller Su-57E offer for India: just eight fifth-generation fighters, along with R-77M missiles and a renewed pitch for technology transfer and production in India.The timing is crucial. India faces a fighter squadron shortage, Tejas deliveries are still ramping up, and the indigenous AMCA is years away from becoming operational.So why just eight Su-57s? Is Moscow offering India a practical stopgap — or trying to get the Su-57 inside the Indian Air Force before AMCA arrives?Watch: https://youtu.be/YfqGNbfJxeU?si=rQKhU2NVcUik7yUh