Gen. Zelin became a traveling salesman
Yesterday began the official visit of the delegation of the Russian Air Force General Command, headed by Air Force Commander Col. Gen. Alexander Zelin said in India. , Told news agencies the official representative of the Office of Press and Information Service Ministry of Defence Lt. Col. Vladimir Drick.
Nezavisimaya Gazeta, September 8, 2010
According to the officer, the trip is organized at the invitation of Commander of the Indian Air Force chief Air Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik. Apart from Air Force Russia's delegation includes the head of 185-th Astrakhan center training and combat application of Air Force Maj. Gen. Vladimir degrees.
Within four days the Russian pilots will visit the Indian air bases "Palam", "Jodhpur", "Bidart" and "Bigumpet" hold several meetings with the leadership of the Armed Forces of the Republic of India, will become familiar with basic and promising directions of development of the Indian Air Force today. Lt. Col. Drick specially stressed that the event is held within the development and strengthening of bilateral ties between the armed forces of Russia and India in the field of military aviation. " But not a word said about the content of conversations of senior military of the opposing sides. And to say there is that.
Readers of "NG", as an application of "NWO", know that the military-technical cooperation between Russia and India military aircraft has a special place.
Perhaps, more than 60% of deliveries of Russian military equipment and weapons on the Indian subcontinent falls on combat aircraft. This is not just delivery, but also the co-production of combat aircraft.
Well-known example of a multi-purpose fighter Su-30MKI in the creation of which except the company "Sukhoi", attended by French, Israeli and Indian experts. To date, over 250 copies of this machine in the amount of 8,5 billion dollars have already gone to the Irkutsk Aircraft Production Association in the Indian Air Force. And what is more, the Indian corporation Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)was sold the license for production of this fighter, for which the Russian side continues to supply parts. There are reports that
New Delhi would buy us another 250 such planes, which are considered the best in its class.
India bought from Russia over $ 1 billion to $ 16 shipboard fighters MiG-29K/MiG-29KUB to equip their aircraft carrier Vikramaditya, as long as the wall continues to modernize the Severodvinsk "Sevmashpredpriyatie, but the Indian pilots had already settle on these machines - at the gym, on factory stocks, in the cockpits of the first fighter flown by the military base in the country.
Delhi has announced that in addition to this party will get another two dozen of these aircraft. Together with the company "Sukhoi" corporation HAL is working on a fifth-generation fighter. Almost the same as that already flying in the sky native Russian T-50, but the truth, not to only one, as we have, and the two pilots.
India is reportedly ready to buy more than 250 of these aircraft for its own needs and then produce them in their enterprises. Including for supply to third countries. The cost of the joint development of a new fighter is estimated at 8-10 billion dollars, and the customers it will cost at least 85-100 million "green".
You can tell much about the future held, and projects in which Russia participates, together with India. And, of course, Air Force Commander Colonel General Zelin will talk about them with his Indian counterpart. But apparently, not only about them.
Now the Indian Air Force carried out a tender to supply Delhi 126 medium multi-purpose fighter aircraft (MMRCA). In addition to its U.S. F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft firm Boeing, as well as the F-16 Fating Falcon firm Lockheed Martin, the French Dassault Aviation Rafale with the Swedish SAAB JAS-39 Grippen, Europe (UK-Germany-Italy-Spain) Eurofighter EF-200 Typhoon, and our country is involved with multipurpose fighter MiG-35 that has an adjustable thrust vector and there are other martial dignity. Tests of the competing cars are already on the local air bases in the most difficult conditions of air combat, with a massive impact on their means, electronic warfare, countering other aircraft. A local media closely follow the situation and sometimes "issue on the air" such messages, which can lead to confusion of national experts.
For example, they reported recently that in the final part of the tender included the French and European fighters, and the Russian MiG-35 could not stand trial because of the engine, a resource which struck the Indian Air Force leaders inadequate. And though the Indian Air Force command denied a post as unreliable,
General Zelin, as well as his subordinate, General Gradusovu certainly have to work hard to convince their senior Indian colleagues that our fighter still the best of all, that put up for competition. Also, ask them or not, time will tell. But $ 11 billion, which promised the winner, are to Air Force Commander has worked sometimes and salesman.
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