India gets 4 Russian carrier-based fighters

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India gets 4 Russian carrier-based fighters
by Staff Writers
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Dec 31, 2012

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Russia's Mikoyan warplanes manufacturer has delivered to India the first bulk of its MiG-29K carrier-based fighters, its press office reported Saturday.

The shipment was made under the contract signed by the Russian arms maker with India's defense ministry in March 2010.

Mikoyan will deliver a total of 29 fighter jets in addition to 16 MiGs that joined the Indian air fleet in 2009-2011.

Source: Voice of Russia

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