The Indian Air Force’s backlog of orders for Russia’s Su-30MKI fighters, makes up 272.
The fighters are assembled by India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) that has received a license from Russia’s Sukhoi aircraft maker.
“Since
India received 50 assembled planes from Russia, Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited had assembled another 134 fighters in India,” a source close to
the Indian company told Itar-Tass on Monday. “We hope to form 14
squadrons of Su-30MKI fighters by 2018. By this time we will have 272
such planes in service.”
After this India might enlarge its backlog of orders, if the Sukhoi/HAL fifth generation fighter project or introduction into service of India’s own light fighter Tejas were delayed, the source said.
The Indian Air Force is expected to get its first squadron of Tejas in 2015 and the second one - in 2017. The project to build India’s Tejas fighters began in 1983. The plane made its maiden flight in January 2011.
The fighters are assembled by India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) that has received a license from Russia’s Sukhoi aircraft maker.
“Since
India received 50 assembled planes from Russia, Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited had assembled another 134 fighters in India,” a source close to
the Indian company told Itar-Tass on Monday. “We hope to form 14
squadrons of Su-30MKI fighters by 2018. By this time we will have 272
such planes in service.”After this India might enlarge its backlog of orders, if the Sukhoi/HAL fifth generation fighter project or introduction into service of India’s own light fighter Tejas were delayed, the source said.
The Indian Air Force is expected to get its first squadron of Tejas in 2015 and the second one - in 2017. The project to build India’s Tejas fighters began in 1983. The plane made its maiden flight in January 2011.
