Senior Indian Air Force Officer Reviews Fifth-Gen Fighter Programme
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A senior officer from the Indian Air Force checked a new fighter jet plan in Bengaluru. The plan is about building a fifth-generation fighter jet for India. This kind of jet is very advanced and hard to see on radar.
Russia wants India to buy its Su-57 fighter jet. Russia has offered a better deal to India. India is also thinking about other jets, like the Rafale and the Tejas. India is building its own new jet too. It is called the AMCA.
China has new stealth jets. Stealth jets are hard for enemies to find. This makes India want a strong new jet fast.
India's Defence Secretary RK Singh spoke at a defence event in Delhi. He said that HAL did not win a bid to build India's stealth jet. He said this happened for normal technical reasons, not for other reasons.
Vocabulary4 words
- fifth-generation
- very new and advanced; the newest type
- AMCA
- India's own new fighter jet project
- stealth
- hard to see or find by radar
- HAL
- a big Indian company that makes aircraft
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1. A fifth-generation fighter jet programme 2. Russia 3. False
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A senior officer from the Indian Air Force checked a new fighter jet plan in _____.
The plan is about building a _____ fighter jet for India.
This kind of jet is very advanced and hard to see on _____.
_____ wants India to buy its Su-57 fighter jet.
India is also thinking about other jets, like the _____ and the Tejas.
India is building its own new jet too. It is called the _____.
China has new _____ jets.
India's Defence Secretary RK Singh spoke at a defence event in _____.
He said that _____ did not win a bid to build India's stealth jet.
He said this happened for normal _____ reasons, not for other reasons.
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