05.10.2009.
Indija želi da kupi još 50 aviona Su-30MKI od Rusije, izveštavaju mediji iz Indije. Prema pisanju indijskih novina The Times of India, ovih 50 aviona bi došli na prethodno ugovorenu cifru od 230 aviona ovog tipa u ugovoru koji je vredeo 8.5 milijardi dolara. Indiji je prvobitno isporučeno 50 aviona u periodu od 1996-1998. iz Rusije, a još 40 primeraka je isporučeno 2007. godine. Takođe je sklopljen i sporazum o licencnoj proizvodnji u Indiji gde treba da bude izgrađeno 140 primeraka u periodu od 2003-2017. godine. Indijsko RV je očigledno veoma zadovoljno ovim avionom, pa se stoga očekuje nova porudžbina iz Rusije, a pored toga, razlog može biti i problem u dinamici isporuke aviona Su-30MKI proizvedenih u Indiji.
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India wants to buy 50 more Su-30 fighters from Russia
MOSCOW, October 2 (RIA Novosti) -- India wants to buy another 50 Sukhoi-30MKI multi-role fighters, an Indian daily reported on Friday.
According to The Times of India, the 50 air-superiority fighters will come on top of the 230 already contracted from Russia in three deals worth a total of $8.5 billion.
The paper quoted Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Marshal P V Naik as saying his force was indeed "interested" in acquiring more Sukhois, which will be "the mainstay of India's fighter fleet for the foreseeable future, to further enhance its combat potential."
He stressed, however, that the acquisition was not "country or adversary-specific."
India previously said it was satisfied with the performance of Russian Su-30MKI fighters.
The IAF originally ordered 50 Su-30MKI aircraft from Russia in 1996-98 and an additional 40 planes in 2007. Hindustani Aeronautics (HAL) was also contracted to build 140 aircraft in India between 2003 and 2017 under a licensed production agreement.
