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Thursday, October 01, 2009

Navy’s fighters pass carrier test in Russia

MiG-29KThe Navy is awaiting its new fleet of fighter jets — the first batch of MiG-29 K combat aircraft — set to arrive in Goa in November this year.

The fighters, which will be the most modern combat aircraft in India’s inventory, completed several rounds of landings and take- offs from Russia’s sole aircraft- carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, this week.

The crucial tests, Indian Navy officers say, have now cleared the path for their delivery to India.

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