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India asks Russia for 18 more Sukhoi-30MKI fighters to alleviate shortfall

Rs 8,000-crore contract will boost IAF's Sukhoi-30 fleet to 290 fighters

Ajai Shukla New Delhi

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The Sukhoi-30MKI line in HAL Nashik, where the Brahmos missile has been integrated into the fighter

Last Updated : Jan 31 2019 | 7:17 PM IST

To alleviate the shortfall of fighter aircraft in the Indian Air Force (IAF), New Delhi, has approached Moscow for one more squadron of Sukhoi-30MKIs fighters.

Reliable defence industry sources in Russia say India’s ministry of defence (MoD) wants Sukhoi to provide Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) with the raw materials and sub-systems needed to build 18 more Sukhoi-30MKIs at its Nashik facility.

Production of this additional tranche can begin in 2020, when HAL Nashik completes delivery of an ongoing contract for building 222 of the twin-engine, heavy fighters.