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New Delhi: Russia is keen that India buys its
MiG-35 fighter aircraft, a top Russian official said. The Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG (RAC MiG)
has proposed to India to consider the possibility
of concluding a contract on the supply of the
MiG-35 multipurpose fighter jet, RAC MiG Director
General Sergei Korotkov told Itar-Tass in an
interview. "Despite the fact that we lost the tender for the
supply of 126 multipurpose fighters to the Indian
Air Force, the RAC MiG fulfilled all the
requirements set the tender committee,"
Korotkov said. "The aircraft has demonstrated
good results, sometimes even exceeding expectations." According to him, the corporation hopes that
"India will consider the possibility of concluding a
contract on the supply of the MiG-35 fighters." "And we will have the opportunity to implement
it," he said. "Within this bundle of knowledge that
India received during this tender, I would like the
MiG-35 issue to be continued against the
background of our common history and 50 years
of partnership." According to preliminary information, the winner
of the tender for the supply of fighter aircraft to
the Indian Air Force was the French Dassault
Rafale. However, neither party has announced
the official timeframe of the contract conclusion. "This year the next batch of four aircraft will be
delivered," said the head of the MiG Aircraft
Corporation. He also took part in the celebrations to mark the
50th anniversary of the start of the Soviet MiG-21
fighters' deliveries to the Indian Air Force. The agreement on the supply of the MiG-21
planes to India was signed in 1962, and the
deliveries began a year later. In 1967, the Indian
company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
handed over to the Indian Air Force the first
MiG-21 fighter that was built here under the USSR license.
Russia ready to negotiate with India on MiG-35 fighters
MiG-35 fighter aircraft, a top Russian official said. The Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG (RAC MiG)
has proposed to India to consider the possibility
of concluding a contract on the supply of the
MiG-35 multipurpose fighter jet, RAC MiG Director
General Sergei Korotkov told Itar-Tass in an
interview. "Despite the fact that we lost the tender for the
supply of 126 multipurpose fighters to the Indian
Air Force, the RAC MiG fulfilled all the
requirements set the tender committee,"
Korotkov said. "The aircraft has demonstrated
good results, sometimes even exceeding expectations." According to him, the corporation hopes that
"India will consider the possibility of concluding a
contract on the supply of the MiG-35 fighters." "And we will have the opportunity to implement
it," he said. "Within this bundle of knowledge that
India received during this tender, I would like the
MiG-35 issue to be continued against the
background of our common history and 50 years
of partnership." According to preliminary information, the winner
of the tender for the supply of fighter aircraft to
the Indian Air Force was the French Dassault
Rafale. However, neither party has announced
the official timeframe of the contract conclusion. "This year the next batch of four aircraft will be
delivered," said the head of the MiG Aircraft
Corporation. He also took part in the celebrations to mark the
50th anniversary of the start of the Soviet MiG-21
fighters' deliveries to the Indian Air Force. The agreement on the supply of the MiG-21
planes to India was signed in 1962, and the
deliveries began a year later. In 1967, the Indian
company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
handed over to the Indian Air Force the first
MiG-21 fighter that was built here under the USSR license.
Russia ready to negotiate with India on MiG-35 fighters
