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First SU-30 MKI fighter to roll out in December: Air Chief
New Delhi, Sept 29: In view of the prevailing security scenario, India has gone ahead to accelerate the indigenous production of its most advanced aircraft SU-30 MKI, with the first of the aircraft scheduled to roll out by December 2004, Airforce Chief S Krishnaswamy said today.
New Delhi, Sept 29: In view of the prevailing
security scenario, India has gone ahead to accelerate the
indigenous production of its most advanced aircraft SU-30 MKI,
with the first of the aircraft scheduled to roll out by
December 2004, Airforce Chief S Krishnaswamy said today.
The Air Chief said the main assembly and airframe of the
aircraft would be undertaken at HAL, Nasik, while its
sub-systems including engines would be made at HAL, Koraput in
Orissa and in Hyderabad.
India, in a multi billion dollar deal, is to acquire 50
of these thrust vector aircraft in fly away conditions from
Russia and assemble another 150 at Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited.
IAF has already acquired two squadrons of SU-30 MKI and
is all set to send the earlier su-30 aircraft acquired in 1998
for upgradation to MKI standards.
On British Hawk AJT, Krishnaswamy said that the Jaguar assembly lines at HAL Bangalore will be upgraded for the manufacture of Hawk.
The CCS recently cleared 1.2 billion dollars to acquire 26 Hawk-115 Y trainers in fly-away conditions and to assemble 41 others at HAL, Bangalore.
Bureau Report
On British Hawk AJT, Krishnaswamy said that the Jaguar assembly lines at HAL Bangalore will be upgraded for the manufacture of Hawk.
The CCS recently cleared 1.2 billion dollars to acquire 26 Hawk-115 Y trainers in fly-away conditions and to assemble 41 others at HAL, Bangalore.
Bureau Report