In the middle of the standoff that India has with China, the Indian Air Force has pushed a proposal to the government for acquiring 33 new fighter aircraft, including 21 MiG-29s and 12 Su-30MKIs from Russia.

"The Air Force has been working on this plan for some time but they have now fast-tracked the process and the proposals expected to be worth over Rs 6,000 crore would be placed before the Defence Ministry for its final approval next week at a high-level meeting," government sources said.

There is an effort to try, upgrade and induct more military hardware. These deals were in pipeline for a very long time.&nbsp;

MiG-29s are flown by the Air Force and the pilots are familiar with it but the ones offered by the Russians are different from the ones in the Indian inventory. The Air Force has three squadrons of the MiG-29s which have been undergoing upgrades for extended life and are considered reliable in the air defence roles.&nbsp;

Sukhois are very expensive to run primarily because they require two pilots compare to most of the plane where long 1 pilot is required but it is now felt that perhaps even though India has a large number of Sukhois but the additional number of Sukhois could be used in the difficult time.

(With inputs from ANI)

In the middle of the standoff that India has with China, the Indian Air Force has pushed a proposal to the government for acquiring 33 new fighter aircraft, including 21 MiG-29s and 12 Su-30MKIs from Russia.

In the middle of the standoff that India has with China, the Indian Air Force has pushed a proposal to the government for acquiring 33 new fighter aircraft, including 21 MiG-29s and 12 Su-30MKIs from Russia. "The Air Force has been working on this plan for some time but they have now fast-tracked the process and the proposals expected to be worth over Rs 6,000 crore would be placed before the Defence Ministry for its final approval next week at a high-level meeting," government sources said. There is an effort to try, upgrade and induct more military hardware. These deals were in pipeline for a very long time. MiG-29s are flown by the Air Force and the pilots are familiar with it but the ones offered by the Russians are different from the ones in the Indian inventory. The Air Force has three squadrons of the MiG-29s which have been undergoing upgrades for extended life and are considered reliable in the air defence roles. Sukhois are very expensive to run primarily because they require two pilots compare to most of the plane where long 1 pilot is required but it is now felt that perhaps even though India has a large number of Sukhois but the additional number of Sukhois could be used in the difficult time. (With inputs from ANI)

India to buy 21 MiG-29 and 12 Sukhoi fighter jets from Russia

India successfully test-fired the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos from the Indian Air Force&#39;s Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jet for the first time today.

The test-flight will significantly increase the IAF&#39;s air combat operations capability, the defence ministry said.

The missile,&nbsp;which weighs 2.5 tonnes and is the heaviest weapon to be deployed on India&#39;s Su-30 aircraft, hit a sea-based target in the Bay of Bengal from the fighter jet. 
 
&quot;The successful maiden test firing of Brahmos Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) from Su-30MKI will significantly bolster the IAF&#39;s air combat operations capability from stand-off ranges,&quot; the defence ministry said. &nbsp;

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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BrahMos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BrahMos</a>, the world&rsquo;s fastest supersonic cruise missile successfully flight-tested first time from the Indian Air Force&rsquo;s (IAF) frontline fighter aircraft&nbsp;Sukhoi-30MKI&nbsp;against a sea based target in the Bay of Bengal.<a href="https://twitter.com/WIONews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WIONews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/dna?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dna</a> <a href="https://t.co/9pkZJcYNgm">pic.twitter.com/9pkZJcYNgm</a>
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<a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/india-test-fires-brahmos-missile-for-second-straight-day-15203">The land-launched and ship-launched versions of the missile are already in service</a>. The submarine-launched version is also currently in the testing phase.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India had created a world record and completed the supersonic cruise missile triad by successfully testing BrahMos Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) from the Indian Air Force Sukhoi-30MKI fighter aircraft.&nbsp;

&quot;Congratulate Team Brahmos and DRDO India for this historic achievement,&quot; the defence minister said.

The missile, which travels three faster than the speed of sound, was developed by India and Russia.

The Indian Army became the first land force in the world to deploy the Brahmos in 2007. It has raised several regiments of this formidable weapon.&nbsp; 
 
(With inputs from PTI, ANI)

The land-launched and ship-launched versions of the missile are already in service

India successfully test-fired the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos from the Indian Air Force's Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jet for the first time today. The test-flight will significantly increase the IAF's air combat operations capability, the defence ministry said. The missile, which weighs 2.5 tonnes and is the heaviest weapon to be deployed on India's Su-30 aircraft, hit a sea-based target in the Bay of Bengal from the fighter jet. "The successful maiden test firing of Brahmos Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) from Su-30MKI will significantly bolster the IAF's air combat operations capability from stand-off ranges," the defence ministry said. Watch video below: #BrahMos, the world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile successfully flight-tested first time from the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) frontline fighter aircraft Sukhoi-30MKI against a sea based target in the Bay of Bengal.@WIONews @dna pic.twitter.com/9pkZJcYNgm — Raghvendra Rao (@raghvendra_rao) November 22, 2017 × The land-launched and ship-launched versions of the missile are already in service. The submarine-launched version is also currently in the testing phase. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India had created a world record and completed the supersonic cruise missile triad by successfully testing BrahMos Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) from the Indian Air Force Sukhoi-30MKI fighter aircraft. "Congratulate Team Brahmos and DRDO India for this historic achievement," the defence minister said. The missile, which travels three faster than the speed of sound, was developed by India and Russia. The Indian Army became the first land force in the world to deploy the Brahmos in 2007. It has raised several regiments of this formidable weapon. (With inputs from PTI, ANI)

Watch: India successfully test-fires BrahMos missile from Sukhoi-30 fighter jet

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