Edited sentence: He declared that the engines were unreliable, had poor radar and stealth features, India did not have as much development influence, and that the price would be too high when it would finally enter service.On 15 January 2014, the IAF deputy chief of air staff met with the MoD again.On 24 December 2013, Indian Air Force officials met with the secretary of defence production and criticized the Sukhoi FGFA, alleging that Russia would be unable to make the aircraft meet performance standards.Particular grievances include the reluctance of Russia to share critical design information, inadequate performance of the engines (the AL-41F1, merely an upgrade of the Su-30MKI's AL-31 engines), and the growing expense which is tying up the Air Force budget.Russia has clarified that different engines and radar are under development for use in production versions.The FGFA was considered so critical to the IAF's future that they publically rejected the possibility of buying the American F-35 Lightning II, signed an Inter Governmental Agreement (IGA) that placed it above regular Ministry of Defence procurement rules, and proclaimed that the fighter would provide expertise for the domestic Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft fifth-generation fighter program.The cut in numbers in October 2012 from 214 aircraft to 144 FGFAs is believed to be related to attempts to free up money for the purchase of 126 Dassault Rafale fighters.The cuts and design problems have some in the Air Force questioning the benefits of co-development with Russia.Yet, IAF officials claim that the aircraft has performance and technical shortfalls