Russian fighters bypassed American F-21 in Indian tender

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The Indian Air Force intends to purchase 21 MiG-29 and 12 Su-30MKI fighters from Russia. The Eurasian Times writes about the desire of the Indians to acquire Russian military aircraft instead of the American ones.

Lockheed Martin planned to produce the F-21 specifically for the Indian market. But the Defense Procurement Council, chaired by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, approved the acquisition of 21 MiG-29s, along with the modernization of 59 existing MiG-29s, as well as the purchase of 12 Su-30MKI fighters.



Representatives of the Indian Ministry of Defense said that the purchase and modernization of the MiG-29 in Russia will cost $ 991 million, and the Su-30MKI will be purchased from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at an estimated cost of $ 1,43 billion.

New Delhi and Moscow have been negotiating the purchase of the MiG-29 and Su-30MKI aircraft since 2019, when an Indian Air Force (IAF) delegation visited a Russian facility to inspect the MiG-29 fighters and then submitted a positive report to the IAF headquarters.
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  1. Sapsan136
    Sapsan136
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    18 January 2021 16: 26
    Changing horses on the crossing is a bad thing. Infrastructure, technical personnel, pilots are tailored for Russian, French (Mirages and Rafali) and British (Jaguars) planes, buying American planes in such a situation means turning everything upside down.
  2. Michael I
    Michael I
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    18 January 2021 16: 30
    This contract has nothing to do with the purchase of 115 single-engine fighters, in which the MiG-35, by the way, participates. These are planes that are bought in addition to replace the ditched and old Migs that are retiring. That contract is still in force
  3. steelmaker
    steelmaker
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    18 January 2021 16: 35
    Awesome video! And how can one abandon the MiG-29 after that?

    1. Just a cat
      Just a cat
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      18 January 2021 17: 16
      this is when the correct spacer is between the steering wheel and the seat. the Indians are not threatened yet.
    2. 123
      123
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      18 January 2021 17: 28
      Awesome video! And how can one abandon the MiG-29 after that?

      Do you know that these are models? Well, I do, just in case ...
      1. Petr Vladimirovich
        Petr Vladimirovich
        +1
        18 January 2021 18: 27
        Vitaly Robertus, RusJet, Kubinka flies on this. Four-time world champion in the F3C class. It's a pity there are no pilots in the frame, the second, I think, is Lapshov ...
        1. 123
          123
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          18 January 2021 18: 43
          Unfortunately not aware of the details, but it looks amazing good

        2. Alexander K_2
          Alexander K_2
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          19 January 2021 18: 39
          To see the pilots you need to look through a microscope. For aviation experts, what you are looking at is an aircraft model and has no sideways to real aircraft!
    3. Alexander K_2
      Alexander K_2
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      19 January 2021 18: 35
      Well, the models of any other "letakov" would have looked the same. What does the MiG-29 have to do with it?
  4. Vladest
    Vladest
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    18 January 2021 19: 54
    This is not a bad thing, otherwise the state is tired of compensating the VKP RF for hundreds of billions of losses.
  5. Japan
    Japan
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    19 January 2021 13: 22
    They can change their minds and replay 10 times more. This is politics! But to believe fanatically that Russian aircraft are better than others - complete nonsense!
  6. Alexander K_2
    Alexander K_2
    -2
    19 January 2021 18: 51
    Russia, although I doubt that they are produced in Russia, although a dozen may be able to rivet, but why would India need 991 million dollars?