India's first overseas military facility in Tajikistan is expected to become operational by the year-end and New Delhi will deploy a fleet of MiG-29 jets at the base, a news report said Thursday.
India is constructing three hangars at Aini airbase, near the capital Dushanbe, two of which will accomodate 12 MiG-29 fighter-bombers, official sources told the IANS news agency.
The third hangar will be used by the Tajikistan Air Force whose personnel are being trained by the Indian Air Force (IAF) under a defence cooperation agreement.
The work on the hangars and the restoration of the Tajik base would be completed by September, the IANS reported.
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