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Saturday, October 03, 2009

India wants to buy 50 more Su-30 fighters from Russia

Sukhoi-30MKI multi-role fighterIndia wants to buy another 50 Sukhoi-30MKI multi-role fighters, an Indian daily reported on Friday.

According to The Times of India, the 50 air-superiority fighters will come on top of the 230 already contracted from Russia in three deals worth a total of $8.5 billion.

The paper quoted Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Marshal P V Naik as saying his force was indeed "interested" in acquiring more Sukhois, which will be "the mainstay of India's fighter fleet for the foreseeable future, to further enhance its combat potential."

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