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A look at the Indian Air Force Fighter Jets

New  Delhi: The Indian Air Force has aircraft and equipment of Russia, British, French, Israeli, U.S. and Indian origins with Russian aircraft dominating its inventory. The primary role of the fighter aircraft in the Indian

PTI Updated on: October 08, 2013 9:31 IST


The first Russian-made Su-30MKI variant was accepted into the Indian Air Force in 2002, while the first indigenously assembled Su-30MKI entered service with the IAF in 2004.





In 2007, the IAF ordered 40 additional MKIs. The IAF has 157 Su-30MKIs in service as of January 2013. It plans to have a fleet of 272.

The Su-30MKI is expected to form the backbone of the Indian Air Force's fighter fleet to 2020 and beyond.
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