However, the talks have not progressed, according to a report. The Air Force has been receiving Saab Gripen E fighter jets, but there is a lack of financial resources

The country could be the first foreign customer for the aircraft, considered the Chinese equivalent of the US Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter

Technology corporation Rostec announced studies for a light combat aircraft using its own resources, against the determination of the Air Force to operate only twin-engine fighters