Russia to Buy as Many T-50 PAK-FA Fighters as Manufacturers Can Produce

via Sputnik

Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said in March that the ministry could reduce the purchases of PAK-FA fighters, due to "new economic circumstances." The initial plan stipulated the acquisition of 10 fighters to be sent to the army for testing and subsequent acquisition, based on performance satisfaction, of another 60 T-50s.
"The aircraft will enter mass production in 2017. We will order as many [fighter jets] as the industry can provide," Bondarev told reporters.

Hmmm.

Does anyone else wonder why the Russian Defense Minister would make a statement that on the surface looks like it does nothing but boost sales of the F-35....this is curious.