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Saturday, September 08, 2007

India not fulfilling Russian military plane contract

India is stalling on a contract for the purchase of five upgraded Ilyushin 38SD maritime patrol planes from Russia because of alleged technical faults, the director of Ilyushin said on Friday.

"The Indian military is not accepting the planes, they are recommending additional tests and constantly coming up with new demands not foreseen in the contract," Viktor Livanov was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying.

Livanov said the Indian military was complaining about the Sea Dragon navigation and targeting system installed on the patrol planes, which were first developed in the 1960s.

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