He specified an entirely new aircraft not a development of an existing one, so we may not be talking "current technology" but something more advanced and......He also wasn't specific about timing ... perhaps wisely.
To the contrary, gave a very near time frame. Compare that to the extended development time of our new US and Russian jets nearing service entry.....
While the plane is still under development, it might go to into production by the mid-2020s, Tarasenko believes. “We’re shaping our technical offer, so that the customer would make a decision on the need to develop the plane. … According to our internal estimates, we should make it to the serial development in 2025,” Tarasenko told RT.