India set to purchase additional Su-30MKI fighters
According to Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, the nation’s arms export control body, India is set to purchase 18 more Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighters from Russia.
These aircraft will be delivered in knocked-down kit form for assembly in India, at HAL Nasik company. The sale will be handled by Rosobornexport, Russia’s monopolist arms exporter, and the price is expected to reach $1.2 billion.
India is the largest customer for the Su-30 heavyweight fighter, receiving as many as 50 fully assembled Su-30MKIs, manufactured at IAZ plant in Irkutsk, Russia. In addition, 222 more Su-30MKIs were set to be assembled locally
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