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Following the recent crash of the twin-seater MiG-29 KUB in Russia killing two Russian pilots, India is considering the grounding of its own MiG-29 K fighters procured from Russia recently. According to Indian Naval Chief Adm. N.Verma, clarifications have been sought from the Russian Aircraft Corporation and if a technical flaw is ascertained, then India will ground its MiG-29 K fleet. Russia has already grounded its fleet of MiG-29 K.

After the cancellation of a tender for the Jaguar fighter aircraft engine upgrade, the decision to equip the Indian Air force (IAF) fleet of Jaguar fighters with new engines from a single vendor has been finalized. The IAF feels that the Jaguar fleet needs urgent upgrades as its airframe and its systems still have the potential to serve the force. The deal for roughly 250 new engines, inclusive of spares, should be worth more than $ 2 billion.

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The Indian Navy’s aviation front has received a major boost with five new MiG-29K carrier-borne fighter jets from Russia making the naval aviation a decisive force to reckon with. The induction of the second batch of five MiG-29K fighter jets recently delivered is in addition to the four previously delivered to the Indian Navy.  

The MiG-29 K fighters will be on the INS Vikramaditya (former Gorshkov) aircraft carrier which is being re-fitted in ... Read More...

The much-awaited deal between India and France for the upgrade of 52 Mirage-2000 multi-role fighters for Indian Air Force (IAF) in expected to be sealed shortly. Defence Ministry has revealed that the Mirage upgrade programme has been pegged at $ 2.4 billion and is now awaiting the approval of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS).

 

While the upgrade of 52 Mirage fighters for the IAF fleet was one of the pertinent issues for the IAF, another major... Read More...