India has rejected Russia’s proposal to purchase Su-57E fifth-generation fighter jets, opting instead to modernize its existing fleet and push forward its own stealth fighter program.Indian Defense Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said New Delhi will focus on upgrading its domestically produced Su-30MKI fighters and advancing its domestic Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) program instead, according to United24Media.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.Singh did not name the Su-57 directly, but said the country had no plans to acquire a “new version of the Sukhois,” according to remarks reported by India Today and cited by Aerospace Global News.Russia’s offer included technology transferMoscow had offered India the Su-57E along with licensed domestic production and technology transfer, but New Delhi turned down the proposal following the earlier breakdown of the two countries’ joint Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft program, United24Media reported.The rejection leaves Algeria as the only publicly identified export customer for the Su-57E, although Russia maintains it has reached agreements with other, undisclosed buyers.India doubles down on its existing fleetRather than adding a new Russian aircraft type, India is putting its resources into the roughly 260 Su-30MKIs already in service with the Indian Air Force, Aerospace Global News reported.New Delhi is reportedly preparing a major overhaul of the jets, known as the Super Sukhoi upgrade, adding new avionics, electronic warfare systems, weapons and additional navigation equipment.