China Did Not Shatter the Dream of Buying 40 J-35s | Skyroot Aerospace Made History with Vikram-1

Video from the channel Defence Short about Skyroot Aerospace, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 4:18. Language: English. Video type: News.

The video, in Hindi, covers two stories. The first claims that Skyroot Aerospace has placed six payloads at an altitude of around 450 km with its first rocket, Vikram-1, which would make it the first Indian private company to achieve this. It adds that the company plans to begin work on the Vikram-2 around 2027, capable of carrying about 1,100 kg to Earth orbit.

The second reports statements attributed to a Chinese analyst, according to which China is not willing to sell Pakistan the 40 J-35 stealth fighters it had planned to acquire, due to the risk of the technology reaching the United States and its cost. The presenter adds that such a delivery would lead India to buy the Russian Su-57.