India plans to purchase 21 MiG-29 fighters from Russia and begin to modernize the Su-30MKIs that are in service. This is written by the Vedomosti newspaper, owned by the family of Demyan Kudryavtsev. The representative of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) said that negotiations on both projects are at an "advanced stage" and […]
India will send the MiG-27 in the "last path"
In December, the third-generation supersonic fighter-bombers remaining with the Indian military with the MiG-27 variable sweep wing will leave for the “last path,” India Today writes. The publication reports that the aircraft that played a key role in the Kargil war will last fly into the air in Jodhpur (India), where the last squadron possessing […]
The condition for the purchase of Su-57 by India is named
The Indian side will resume cooperation with Russia to create its own fifth-generation fighter when the Su-57 receives a second-stage engine. This opinion was expressed by TASS military observer Viktor Litovkin. “Let me remind you of the facts: the T-50, and now the Su-57, is already flying and launching in series, the creation of the […]
Russian T-90S in India bursts a barrel
During firing at the Pokhran army training ground in Jaisalmer (India), a gun barrel was blown up by a powerful explosion near the T-90S tank, India Today reports. No one was hurt as a result of the incident. The reason for the rupture of the trunk has not yet been named. An investigation has been […]
India "ate" expensive Su-30MKI
The Indian company Hindustan Aeronautics will curtail licensed production of Russian fourth-generation fighter Su-30MKIs in March 2020 if it does not receive new orders for such aircraft, sources told Defense News. A similar decision, the newspaper notes, will lead to the cessation of the work of approximately 400 local suppliers producing about six thousand components […]
In India, the F-21 “beat” the MiG-35
India may acquire American F-21 fighters, rather than Russian MiG-35s, because it is interested in modern avionics technologies and effective simulators, writes Free Press. “Thus, for a long time the well-known lag of Russia behind the USA in the field of IT-technologies practically erased all its other achievements to the Russian manufacturer,” the publication believes. […]
India called the purchase condition of the Su-57 fighter
India will be ready to consider the option of acquiring a Russian Su-57 fighter after it has been adopted by the Russian Armed Forces. About this in an interview with the newspaper "Red Star" said the chief air marshal of the Indian Air Force Birender Singh Dhanoa. “We are ready to consider it for purchase […]
In India, they were afraid of Russia because of the C-400
India, despite US pressure, will buy Russian C-400 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM), otherwise “the Russians will be annoyed,” and Delhi’s refusal of the deal with Moscow will cause “serious consequences,” writes The Print. “Remember that this is not only about Russian fighters and the air defense system (air defense). In many areas, such as the […]