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Контракт на модернизацию индийских МиГ-29 подписан?

Об этом сообщает индийская телекомпания IBN:

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mig29-facelift-india-inks-major-deal/35775-3.html

Стоимость 800 млн долл, два самолета будут модернизированы в РФ, остальные 76 - в Насике. Работы должны быть закончены в 2010 г (хи-хи, верится с трудом, вспоминая эпопею с модернизацией МиГ-21).


MiG-29 facelift: India inks major deal


New Delhi: The Indian Air Force has inked a major deal to upgrade its 78 MiG-29 fighters.

Under the $800-million deal signed with a consortium of Russia's state-owned Rosboronexport and United Aircraft Corporation, the IAF's fleet of three squadrons of MiG-29 air superiority jets will get their service life extended from 25 to 40 years.

The IAF has seen its squadron strength plunging to an all-time low of 29 squadrons, as against its sanctioned strength of 45 squadrons.

The IAF is also in the final stages of negotiating a 1.5-billion euro deal with French company Thales for upgrading 52 of its Mirage 2000H fighters to extend their service life by 25 years.

The MiG-29 upgrade will include installing beyond visual range air-to-air missiles, new Klimov-33 engines with digital fuel injection, Phazotron Zhuk-ME phased array radar, an all- glass cockpit and aerial refuelling prods.

Initially, two MiG-29s will be sent to Russia for prototype development and the rest will be upgraded in HAL's Nashik-based Ozar plant.

"The upgradation will be completed by 2010," PTI quoted a defence ministry as saying.

The agreement also stipulates the setting up of a service centre in India for the MiG-29s. This centre will also look after the navy's carrier-borne MiG-29K fighters, the first of which will be inducted by the end of 2008.



С уважением, Exeter