Thursday, December 13, 2007

Russian Mig 35 in the fray

Now that we have the major producers of fighter aircraft - Lockheed Martin & Boeing of the US; Euro fighter of the European consortium; Sweden’s SAAB Grippen fighter, Rafael by Dassault Aviation and the Russian Mig 35 in the fray, India has a wide array of fighter planes to choose from for its future war machines. Lockheed Martin is in the process of manufacturing the ‘next-generation’ F-16 NG to meet the requirements of India. The Israeli Soufa Avionics Package and Weapons Systems package are one of the top contenders for the 126 MRCA of the IAF.

Air power, one of the quintessential requirements of any defence force cannot be neglected. One only hopes that during the tenure of the Defence Minister AK Anthony, the process will be smooth and free of corruption. The IAF needs to concentrate on flying and maintaining the machines, rather than answering parliamentary queries related to illegal transactions by middlemen.
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Source: IIPM Editorial, 2006

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