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Indian Air Force Quietly Abandoned Russian Dud Fighter Jets From Its Doctrines
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Sanctions On Russia: Indian Air Force Postponed Su-30MKI Upgrade Plan, Could Ground Entire Su-30MKI Fleet
Several factors have shelved the Indian Air Force’s plan to upgrade its Su-30 MKI fighter fleet. The factors include the war between Russia and Ukraine, international sanctions on Russia and the current policy of Make-in-India […]
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Boeing’s Super Hornet Is Far Superior And Technologically Advanced Than Su-30MKI And MiG-29K, Says Indian Navy
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Indian Air Force Cancels 12 Su-30MKI Orders, Amid Sanctions On Russia
The Indian Air Force is cancelling 12 Russian-designed Sukhoi-30 MKI orders, NDTV reports. Its bid for the fighters was cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and including the […]
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Sukhoi, Yakovlev and Mikoyan Design Bureau Ran Into Supply Chain Disruption Due to Sanctions
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Defense Industry
Ukraine War: Severe Impact on Russia’s Arms Exports
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Here’s Why Indian Air Force Declined Russia’s Offer to Buy 117S Engine and Irbis-E Radar?
The Su-30MKI is powered by two Lyulka-Saturn AL-31FP turbofans, each rated at 12,500 kgf (27,550 lbf) of full afterburning thrust, which enable speeds of up to Mach 2 in horizontal flight and a rate of […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Malaysian Defense Minister Sabu called Ex-PM Najib Razak “A Stupid” For Buying Su-30MKM Fighter Jets
Malaysia, which has purchased Russian Su-30MKM fighters for its Royal Malaysian Air Force, is complaining of a number of issues that have emerged with the planes. The aircraft are difficult to service, and it is […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
India, China Competing for Fighter Jets Superiority
Designed to establish and maintain air superiority or air dominance, fighter aircraft have evolved from relatively simple, wood and canvas airframes during the First World War, to the highly manoeuvrable, long-range aircraft that dominated the skies […]
South Asia
Why Pakistan Surprised India Despite India Spends Billions On Its Air Force
A book written by author Thomas M. Leonard elaborate why Pakistan’s air force (PAF) maintained a ratio of 3:1 aircraft kills against India in the 1965 war. According to the Encyclopedia of the developing world book […]