Sukhoi Shkval Sukhoi Shkval The Sukhoi Shkval (Russian Сухой Шквал, English Squall) was a Soviet project for an interceptor in the Tail-sitter design. In 1960, the young designer Rolan G. Martirossow (who later became chief designer) began his own initiative with a team of 10 people, designing an aircraft of a completely new class - a single-seater, highly capable Tail-sitter for intercepting hunting. Soon the team got permission to work on the project in his spare time and the project got the name Shkval-1 ([Squall-1). At the same time Yakovlev worked at the Yak-36 and Hawker Siddeley at the Harrier. Both designs
Sukhoi/HAL FGFA Sukhoi's director Mikhail Pogosyan stated: "We will share the funding, engineering and intellectual property in a 50–50 proportion", in an interview with "Asia Times". On 11 September 2010, it was reported that India and Russia had agreed on a preliminary design contract, subject to Cabinet approval. The joint development deal would have each country invest $6 billion and take 8–10 years to develop the FGFA fighter. In December 2010, a memorandum of understanding for preliminary design of the Indo-Russian fighter was reportedly signed between Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), and Russian companies Rosoboronexport and Sukhoi. The preliminary design will cost $295