India buys dozens of Russian fighters amid tensions with China
India will buy dozens of
fighters including MiG-29 and Sukhoi aircraft in a contract signed with Russia
with a total value estimated at about US $ 7 billion.
According to India's ANI
news agency, the country is quickly considering buying an additional 21 MiG 29
fighters and 12 Shukhoi Su-30 fighters from Russia amid rising tensions between
India and China.
Earlier, the Indian Air
Force had hinted at planning to buy more fighters through the speech of Indian
Air Force Commander General Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhaduria in October last
year.
The Indian Air Force has
also proposed buying all fighter-related equipment in a clear effort to avoid
problems related to future shortage of aircraft parts.
The proposal is expected to
be submitted to the Ministry of Defense for approval next week.
12 fighter Su-30MKI
will be firm Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in Bangalore production while 21
units will be manufactured MiG29 in Russia.
The Sukhoi Su-30 MKI is a
variant of the Sukhoi Su-30, jointly developed by the Russian Sukhoi Group and
the Indian HAL for the Indian Air Force. Su-30MKI is a heavy attack
fighter, air-superior, versatile, long-range.
Capable of carrying nuclear
weapons and homemade Indian weapons, the fighter is also associated with
various Indian systems.
The MiG-29, meanwhile, is a
fourth generation fighter, capable of destroying guided missiles, using the
firepower of artillery mounted outside the aircraft to destroy all types of
aerial targets in time conditions. Normal and difficult conditions in the air
and on the ground even when jammed.
This type of aircraft can also destroy
land targets by unmanned vehicles under conditions of limited visibility.
The proposal to buy more
Indian fighters and fighters came after the clash of Indian and Chinese troops
in the Galwan Valley, killing 20 Indian soldiers and about 43 Chinese
soldiers. The Chinese side did not publish data on casualties.
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