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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

India’s Su-30MKI to become Super Sukhoi

Su-30MKIRussia’s Irkut company, producing the Su-30MKI fighters for India’s Air Force, said the aircraft were soon to be upgraded to fifth-generation Super Sukhoi fighters. The statement was made by Irkut chief Alexei Fyodorov at Moscow’s MAKS air show.

The upgraded fighters will have a new cockpit, an improved radar and stealth technology, making them more difficult for the enemy’s radars to detect.

Currently, India’s Air Force has about 100 such fighters, arranged in five squadrons. Eventually, India will have over 230 aircraft of this type (13 squadrons).

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