IAF not to ground its MiG-29 fighters for now

Even as Russia's ongoing check of structural defects in its largely grounded MiG-29 fleet is being closely monitored by India, IAF has decided not to ground its own MiG-29 squadrons for the moment.

"We continue to fly our MiG-29s, which were inducted in the mid-1980s, from our airbases at Halwara and Jamnagar. We have our own method of regular maintenance and other technical checks, which are underway," a senior officer said on Sunday.

"Our checks are stringent since we operate our MiG-29s also from coastal airbases (Jamnagar) and Russian metallurgy is susceptible to salinity," he added.

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