India to buy 42 Su-30MKIs, 71 Mi-17 V5 helicopters from Russia

[Neuro]

New Delhi: India is all set to procure 42 Su-30 MKI combat aircraft and 71 medium-lift helicopters from Russia.

The issue was discussed during meeting between Defence Minister AK Antony and his Russian counterpart Anatoly Serdyukov in New Delhi and an agreement in this regard is expected to be signed during the visit of President Vladimir Putin on November 1, sources said.

The 42 Su-30MKIs will add to the firepower of the Indian Air Force and after this, the number of these aircraft will be around 272, they said. During the meeting, the two sides were also understood to have discussed the upgrade programme of the existing inventory of these aircraft in the IAF.

The discussion for procurement of 71 Mi-17 V5 helicopters for the IAF and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) was also discussed during the meeting on Tuesday.

Under the procurement, India will buy 59 choppers for the IAF whereas the remaining will be used by the MHA and the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) most probably foranti-Naxal operations.

India to buy 42 Su-30MKIs, 71 Mi-17 V5 helicopters from Russia

 

[Yogi]

this is always confussing i thought we already placed order for 272 SUs n these 42 Super 30s will be add on to them but now looks like it will be 272 only....

N with 71 new Mi-17 V5s we will be having a total 151 Mi-17 V5(80+71)...Awesome news...
But can some body tell me do we licence produce Mi-17s or just by off the shelf....

 

[veekysingh]

good news

 

[djsjs]

good job ,i hope buy more.

 

[hitenray09]

this is always confussing i thought we already placed order for 272 SUs n these 42 Super 30s will be add on to them but now looks like it will be 272 only....

N with 71 new Mi-17 V5s we will be having a total 151 Mi-17 V5(80+71)...Awesome news...
But can some body tell me do we licence produce Mi-17s or just by off the shelf....

1. India was to procure 272 its correct, but they have to sign the agreement for every plane they buy hence this deal is for the last batch which will make the total 272.

2. Nope, india is buying them off the shelf.

 

[Yogi]

good job ,i hope buy more.

What ur problem even US n China is buy Mi-17 n most of ur fighter r copies of SU series only....

 

[mjnaushad]

So Russia's plan of increasing relations with Pakistan did work

 

[--,-'{@]

So Russia's plan of increasing relations with Pakistan did work

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! tht means additional headache for pak defense to worry about

 

[Terminator]

So Russia's plan of increasing relations with Pakistan did work

My dear friend we have lot of other works to do, Pakistan is not in our priority list..

 

[Agnostic_Indian]

So Russia's plan of increasing relations with Pakistan did work

this is nothing new..old news just repeatedly reported.

 

[Yogi]

So Russia's plan of increasing relations with Pakistan did work

These deals were already due way before kayani went to Russia or rumours of Putin visit started...

 

[Terminator]

Anyway its awesome news..

 

[Viet]

good job ,i hope buy more.

You still have a upper hand here if just compared the quantity. Understandably India needs to catch up.

Wiki sources:

India:
In its publication the Military Balance 2010, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) estimates that the Indian Air Force has a strength of 127,000 active personnel. However, various reliable sources provided notably divergent estimates of its strength over the years. The air force is estimated to have around 1,361 aircraft in active service during 2011/2012.[

China:
In 2010, the PLAAF had approximately 330,000 personnel and 2,500+ aircraft, of which 1,617 were combat aircraft;[1] the PLAAF is the largest air force in Asia, and the third largest in the world behind the United States Air Force and the Russian Air Force. This does not include PLA Naval Aviation which had 26,000 personnel and 570 aircraft (290 combat aircraft).[2]

 

[MilSpec]

So Russia's plan of increasing relations with Pakistan did work

last ditch face saving effort now... what happened to all the missiles and aircrfats russia was giving you for warm waters?

 

[Sergi]

Good news
More Mi-17 v5 so IA and IAF are going to fight for medium lift