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Monday, March 17, 2008

Russia to transfer technology if India opts for MiG-35

In a bid to win a USD 10 billion Indian contract, Russia has offered to hand over the cutting-edge technology used in its MiG-35 jets to New Delhi if it opts for the multirole fighters.

"If the Government of India decides to opt for our latest MiG-35 fighter, India will be handed key technologies incorporated in this medium, multirole combat aircraft (MMRCA), some of which were developed for the fifth generation fighter," Russian Aircraft Corporation (RAC) spokesperson Elena Fedorova said.

Russia has fielded its latest MiG-35 against US F-16, F-18, French Rafale, European Eurofighter and Swedish Grippen in the Indian tender for acquisition of 126 medium multirole fighters worth 10 billion dollars.

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