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Monday, February 01, 2010

Indian Navy to induct Mig-29K fighter jets

MiG-29KThe Indian Navy will induct on Feb 19 the first four Russian-made Mig-29K combat jets for deployment on the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov.

"The aircraft will be formally inducted Feb 19," a senior Indian Navy official told.

The fighters are operating offshore Goa in the absence of aircraft carrier Gorshkov, which is to be commissioned as INS Vikramaditya. The combat jets had arrived in the country in knocked down condition last year Dec 4.

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