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Indian Navy Complains about MiG-29K/KUB Jets & Vikramaditya Aircraft Carrier Performance.
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INS Vikramaditya, ex-Admiral Gorshkov. Picutre: Sevmash |
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India
ordered a total of 45 MiG-29K/KUB deck-based fighters (including 8 MiG-29KUB
twin-seat operational trainers) to India. The first batch of 15 aircraft
(including 4 MiG-29KUBs) was delivered to New Delhi in 2010-2011. The
deliveries of the remaining 29 fighters (including 4 MiG-29KUBs) started
in 2012. As of late 2015, 38 MiG-29K/KUB planes were supplied to the customer.
The Vikramaditya aircraft carrier worth USD2.3 billion was delivered
to India in 2013. India became the launch customer for the MiG-29K ahead
of the Russian Navy. The first 16 planes delivered to the customer fly from the Vikramaditya now, while the remaining MiG-29Ks are slated for basing onboard India’s indigenous aircraft carrier, the Vikrant, which service entry is planned for 2018. © Copyright 2016 TASS. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |
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