Sunday, August 02, 2009

MiG-29 upgrade may be delayed

MiG-29The cost escalation and time overrun that is plaguing the multi-billion dollar Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier deal could soon haunt another mega Indo-Russian defence deal.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is worried over the likely delay in the MiG-29 upgrade programme.

For the IAF, already facing a serious depletion of fighter squadrons owing to a number of aircraft being ‘number plated,’ the delay in deliveries of the frontline MiG-29 could mean compromising India’s air superiority.

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